rought very closely into touch with him as soon as I
came to Dulwich. He was the captain of the XV and of the football
of the College during my first year; and I relied on him mainly
for the organising and inspiring of the games. There his energy
and keenness were invaluable to us. Then, as a prefect, he used
to bring his essays every week; and I was greatly impressed by
his intellectual power and promise. I remember how full his
essays were of matter; how ready he was to grasp and to originate
new ideas; how vividly and emphatically he expressed himself. We
looked forward to a brilliant and useful career for him. But it
was not to be. It is very hard to lose him. But he has done his
duty; and he leaves behind him a memory that we of the old school
must especially cherish and honour.

The Reverend A. H. Gilkes, Vicar of St. Mary Magdalene, Oxford,
formerly Headmaster of Dulwich College, in a touching tribute to the
"noble character of your brave, dear and able son," said: "I
sympathise with you fully and deeply. It means little, I know, to you
in your trouble, but I trust it means something, that your son was so
much loved and admired, and is so sadly missed by so many. He was
fearless, strong and capable, and his heart was as soft and kind as a
heart can be. I thought that he would do great things; and indeed, sad
though it is, I do not know that he could have done a greater."

* * * * *

Mr. J. A. Joerg, principal of the Modern Side, Dulwich College, a
gentleman of German antecedents, for whom my son had a high and an
unalterable regard, wrote:

It was with the greatest horror that I read of the fall in action
of your hero-son Paul. I read his noble character during the many
years he was with me, and I recognised and admired the great
sense of justice and duty and loyalty that were such prominent
features with him. His deep gratitude for anything that was done
for him will always be remembered by me. He was a noble boy. I
shall always reverence his memory.

Mr. P. Hope, Classical master at Dulwich, to whom Paul owed much when
studying English literature, and whom he always recalled with
affection, sent me a pen-picture of my son limned with insight and
love:

_August 18th, 1917._

I have heard with deep sorrow and distress of the death o