The clearness of his instinct and the power of his {xxxiv} mind were not more remarkable than his swiftness of decision and indomitable will. There are scores--probably hundreds--of young officers who fought by his side, or under him, at Ypres and elsewhere, who years hence, when they are themselves distinguished--perhaps great and famous--and come, in the evening of their days, to reckon up and consider the influences which have shaped their careers, will place his influence first. And there are boys looking forward to the day when they shall be old enough to serve in the King's Army, chiefly from the love and honour in which they held this hero, with his winning smile and superb self-confidence. He has left behind him a tradition, if ever man did. You will find it everywhere, among young and old--among all with whom he ever came into touch. Nor is the tradition which he has left merely among soldiers and with regard to the art of war, but also in other spheres of private conduct and public life. He had strong prejudices as well as affections, which made him sometimes judge men unfairly, also on the other hand too favourably; but he banished all meanness from his neighbourhood, all thoughts of self-interest and personal advancement. Duty, discipline, self-discipline, and the joy of life--these were the rules he walked by; and if you found yourself in his company you had perforce to walk with him, keeping up with his stride as best you could. We value our friends for different qualities, and would have their tradition fulfil itself in different {xxxv} ways. Those of us who counted these two--'Johnnie' Gough and Hugh Dawnay--among our friends will wish that our sons may be like them, and follow in their footsteps. F.S.O. CHECKENDON COURT, OXFORDSHIRE, 1st June 1915. [1] _The Round Table_ (quarterly Review). Macmillan & Co., Ltd. Of the articles referred to the chief are: 'Anglo-German Rivalry' (November 1910); 'Britain, France, and Germany' (December 1911); 'The Balkan War and the Balance of Power' (June 1913); 'Germany and the Prussian Spirit' (September 1914); 'The Schism of Europe' (March 1915). It is to be hoped that these and some others may be republished before long in more permanent form. [2] Major the Hon. Hugh Dawnay, D.S.O., _b._ 1875; educated Eton and Sandhurst; Rifle Brigade, 1895; Nile Campaign and Omdurman, 1898; South Africa, 1899-1900; Somaliland, 1908-1910; 2nd Life Guards, 1912; France, August-November 1914. [3] This Brigade was known during the battle of Ypres as 'the Fire Brigade,' for the reason that it was constantly being called up on a sudden to extinguish unforeseen conflagrations. [4] Brigadier-General John Edmund Gough, V.C., C.M.G., C.B., A.D.C. to the King; _b._ 1871; educated Eton and Sandhurst; Rifle Brigade, 1892; British Central Africa, 1896-1897; Nile Campaign and Omdurman, 1898; South Africa, 1899-1902; Somaliland, 1902-1903 and 1908-1909; France, August 1914-February 1915.