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