FOOTNOTES:
[1] A letter from Lt.-Colonel R. McDouall.
[2] To commemorate the connection of the Buffs with Christ’s College, a gold beaker has recently been presented to the 1st Battalion by Sir A. E. Shipley, G.B.E., Master of Christ’s College.
[3] Julian Hasler recovered from his wounds, rejoined the battalion in December and was given command of the 11th Brigade in February, 1915. He was unhappily killed on the 26th April, 1915. His fine fighting qualities ensured his success as a soldier, whilst his great personal charm secured him many more firm friends than most of us can claim; his death was deeply mourned not only by the regiment, but throughout the army.
Born on the 16th October, 1868, he joined the Buffs in 1888. He saw service in Chitral (1895), N.W. Frontier (Malakand, etc., 1897–8), South African War (1899–1902; brevet major), N. Nigeria (1903, Kano-Sokoto campaign), N. Nigeria (1906; in command; brevet lieutenant-colonel). He was promoted brevet-colonel 11th January, 1910.
[4] Robert George Kekewich, second son of Trehawke Kekewich, of Peamore, Devon, was born on the 17th June, 1854, and joined the Buffs on the 2nd December, 1874. He fought in the Perak expedition of 1875–6, and in the Soudan, 1884–5, where he gained a brevet majority. He was employed as D.A.A.G. in the Soudan campaign of 1888, and afterwards as military secretary to the C.-in-C., Madras, and was engaged in the operations in Burma 1892–3. He was promoted into the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) and commanded the 1st Battalion of that regiment in the South African War. He commanded the garrison during the siege of Kimberley; received the rank of brevet-colonel and the C.B., and in August, 1902, was specially promoted major-general. He was appointed colonel of the Buffs on the 5th October, 1909.
[5] Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget, eldest son of General Lord Alfred Paget, was born on the 1st March, 1851, and entered the Scots Guards in 1869. He served in the Ashanti War, 1873; in the Soudan, 1885; in Burma, 1887–8, and again in the Soudan in 1888–9. He commanded the 1st Scots Guards in the South African War and later the 20th Brigade, being specially promoted major-general. He commanded the 1st Division from 1902–6, during which time he received the C.B. and the K.C.V.O. and was promoted lieutenant-general. He was made a K.C.B. in 1907, and the following year was appointed G.O.C. Eastern Command. He was an Aide-de-camp General to His Majesty from 1910–14. In 1912 he was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief the Forces in Ireland and advanced to the dignity of Privy Councillor, and the following year was promoted general and received the G.C.B. In January, 1915, General Paget was sent on a Special Mission to Russia and the Balkan States and was received by the Tzar of Russia and the Kings of Roumania, Bulgaria, Servia and Greece. The following year he was sent by His Majesty King George V to convey the Field-Marshal’s baton to the Tzar of Russia. In 1917 he visited Verdun, representing His Majesty, to confer on that town the Military Cross.
[6] Captain Blackall, an old Militia and Special Reserve officer, was killed on the 24th March, 1918, whilst attached to the 4th South Staffordshire Regiment.
[7] “Other chambers in College were occupied by officers of the Buffs, and these officers had their ante-room in VIIth Chamber and their mess in College Hall. Hence the small oak shield, carved with the Buffs’ Dragon, which may now be seen on the north side of the Hall. This was a parting gift from Captain F. W. Tomlinson.”—The Wykehamist, No. 538, February, 1915.