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| | Bridadier James Hargest |
 | | Brigadier James Hargest was born in Gore, New Zealand on 4 September 1891, son of James Hargest, a labourer, and Mary Prosser. |
 | | Hargest became a farmer during the interwar years, purchasing a farm at Rakauhauka near Invercargill but maintained his involvement with the Territorial Force however and became the CO of the 3rd New Zealand Brigade between 1925 and 1930. |
 | | Hargest was captured in Libya when his HQ was overrun and sent to a PoW Camp in Italy (Campo 12), that was based in a castle near Florence, where he met a number of other senior officers, including Adrian Carton de Wiart, VC. |
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