Nationalist, Sept. 18th 1920.
Major A. Garrett was the youngest son of William Raymond Garrett of
Kilgarron, Carlow and grandson of the Rev. J. P. Garrett of Kellistown
Rectory, Carlow.
The Late Major Garrett, O.B.E.
We print the following letter from Major-General Sir G. K.
Scott-Moncrief, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.I.E., R.E., containing a tribute to
the late Major A. Garrett.
Dear Sir - I have read with great sorrow the account of the career of
Major Garrett and I should like to offer a sincere tribute to the memory
of so admirable and distinguished an officer and to state that, in my
opinion, not only the Corps, but the scientific world, has lost in him
one of its most rising men. He passed through my hands when I was
Instructor in Construction at the School of Military Engineering about
25 years ago, and I regarded him as one of the very best of the many
talented young men with whom I was then brought in contact. Later on, in
India, he used to correspond with me about his remarkable researches
into the theory of arched masonry dams, which he carried into practical
effect with so much economy and success in Bajputana (Rajputana).
He subsequently sent me his diagrams about the discharge of water in
channels, in connection with which his name will be always associated,
and which seemed to me to be an admirable embodiment of scientific skill
and practical knowledge. Had he lived, he would have risen to the very
highest rank among hydraulic engineers. His life was given without stint
to the service of his country, and while we mourn his loss, we look back
with pride and admiration to his achievements.
This letter was also published in the Royal Engineers Journal of
September 1920.
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