LIEUT. LEONARD HAMMOND, 10TH BATTN. DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S (WEST RIDING REGT.). KILLED IN ACTION, NEAR ALBERT, JULY 6TH, 1916, AGED 27. At the School 1903—7 (Judde House). Leonard Hammond was the third son of the late Mr. Walter John Hammond, M.I.C.E., and Mrs. Hammond, of The Grange, Knockholt, Kent, and was bom in Jundiahy, Sao Paulo, Brazil. His eldest brother, Capt. Paul Hammond, East Lancashire Regt. (M.H., 1899—1903), died of wounds on February 25th, 1916. Leonard Hammond came to the School, like his eldest brother, from Messrs. Palmer and Middlemist's Pre-paratory School at Cudham. Entering Judde House in September, 1903, he left from the Science Fifth in December, 1907. In his last year he won the Athletic Points Cup, was in the XL and XV., and also in his last Term became a School Praepostor. In the Cadet Corps he was a 2nd Corporal-Drummer. On leaving School he proceeded to Louvain University and subsequently studied engineering at the North British Locomotive Works, and at the outbreak of war was " running experiments " on the Great Central Railway. He at once, within a few days of the declaration of war, enlisted in the Inns of Court O.T.C. together with his brother Paul. Paul Hammond obtained his commission as a Temporary 2nd Lieut, in the East Lancashires, on September 19th, and became Temporary Captain January 28th, 1915. Leonard obtained his commission in the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) on September 19th, 1914, and was promoted Temporary Lieutenant November 10th, 1914. After a time at Frensham the Battalion moved to Folkestone for the winter, and in May to Maidstone, and there Lieut. Hammond became Transport Officer to the Battalion. They went to France in July, 1915, and were for long near Armentieres. In July, 1916, they took part in the great offensive on the Somme. Lieut. Hammond had now left the Regimental Transport and rejoined his Company, and early on Wednesday, July 5th, he was killed in action in the course of a successful attack resulting in the capture of the enemy's trenches. He was buried in Becourt Wood Cemetery near Albert. His Commanding Officer, Lieut.-Col. S. S. Hayne (Major Northamptonshire Regt.), himself an O.T. (Sc. 1891—99), wrote:— " He died a most gallant death leading his platoon. He was a most popular officer with all ranks, and his place will be exceedingly hard to fill." His Major, who was his first Company Commander, has spoken most highly of him, and all alike testify to his fine qualities and work and to his popularity and influence. One officer wrote:— " He was worshipped by the Transport men, and he was equally liked and respected by the Company. He was immensely popular among the officers, all of whom, in spite of his habit of self-depreciation, recognised and admired his wonderful cleverness and his other qualities as a soldier. His bravery, tact and cheerfulness endeared him to us all." " In his quiet way," wrote another, " he was enormously popular and I know how much he did to bind the Regiment together."