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any circle in which he moved. This was particularly marked in local life in which he became more interested following the war. He sat regularly, until illness seized him, on the Uxbridge Bench of Magis- trates. He was appointed a justice of the peace as far back as 1895, but it was only during recent years that he was seen at Uxbridge. In a quiet way, too, his influence for good was felt in local institu- tions. Though not so directly concerned as his sisters in the Institute at Ruislip bearing the honoured name of the family, his interest was kind and highly appre- ciated and recently a message of sym- pathy was sent to me from the annual gathering.
Of buoyant, handsome presence, War- render was a man of singular charm, as well as sterling character; a cultured mind broadened by years of travel, an unusual knowledge of foreign languages, and a wide acquaintance of French and English literature, thereto added a keen sense of humour, uprightness of purpose and steadfast loyalty. As to be expected in so enthusiastic a gardener, he had a sensitive appreciation of the beauties of nature. He was also a first rate shot and an angler of exceptional skill. At the Gar- rick and Beefsteak Clubs he will be much missed. His knowledge of the stage was considerable, and he had many attached friends in the profession. Colonel War- render was unmarried and he leaves three sisters, with one of whom he had made his home for a long time.
The funeral takes place today, Friday at Ruislip.
Clearly, with such a wide acquaintance, the funeral was attended by a large congrega- tion peppered with members of the aristoc- racy, Army, various good causes, and with Jack Churchill (Winston’s brother) and Stanley Baldwin (the then Prime Minister), with both of whom he was good friends. Of this varied life, the Sandhurst Collection has only a big fish to represent him, though this indeed may have met with his approval; still, one hopes that his DSO may come our way someday too!
Two additional acquisitions are former belong- ings of cadets, but these represent their work at
the RMC Sandhurst rather than their pastimes. The first is a set of four topographical drawings, representing an incomplete portfolio, created by Gentleman Cadet James William Caldwell Hutchinson. He was a cadet at the Royal Mili- tary College between 1st May 1878 and 22nd January 1879, at a time when the college had only recently re-opened to take cadets. From 1871 up to and including 1876, the college had admitted sub-lieutenants for instruction, but this experiment had not proved a success. The topographical drawings represent an important part of the curriculum, which superficially may appear unnecessary in the well-mapped conti- nent of Europe, but was necessary on colonial campaigns to flesh-out details of rather broad- brush mapping.
The second cadet-related donation consists of a series of notebooks which belonged to Gentle- man Cadet William Maurice Leopold Adler (born 1912, India and died 1985, Surrey, England). He passed out of the RMC on 30th July 1932, 18th in the order of merit out of a total of 192 cadets and was gazetted on 2nd September 1932 into the Welch Regiment. In the regimental history of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, an account is given of Major Adler’s crossing of the Rhine. The com- mander of ‘A’ Company gives a personal testi- mony thus:
‘C’ Company, on the right of the assault, had orders to capture [the objective]. We dismounted from the ‘kangaroos’ under heavy anti-tank, mortar and machine gun fire and formed up in a ditch. Two of the ‘kangaroos’ had been hit, causing heavy casualties in the forward platoon. The Company Commander, Major Adler, then led the two forward platoons into the assault. After covering 50 yards of open country, they were pinned down by heavy machine gun and 20mm cannon fire. By skilful use of covering fire, they managed to reach the shelter of the river bank, thus protecting the advance of the remainder of the company. At this stage Major Adler was hit. The strength of the company was reduced to approximately 30. Major Adler, although obviously in great pain, carried on for several hours until all the company’s objectives were consolidated.
The cadet notebooks cover a mixture of aca- demic work, such as notes on ‘Organisation and
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