LIEUT. CEDRIC ERNEST WELDON KAUNTZE, 3RD BATTN. THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED IN ACTION AT HOOGE, OCTOBER 1ST, 1915. AGED 19. At the School 1910—11 (School House). Cedric E. W. Kauntze was the only child of Lieut.-Col. Cedric Richard Kauntze, Second in Command of the 79th Carnatic Infantry, Indian Army, and grandson of the late Col. E. H. E. Kauntze, of the Indian Staff Corps. He represented the fifth generation of the family in the British Army in a direct line without a break. His great-grandfather, Major Kauntze, served throughout various campaigns (1825—58), and had four medals and five clasps. Another great-grandfather. Col. R. J. G. Hurford, had four medals, four clasps, and two bronze stars, gained in the same campaigns. Entering the R.M.C., Sandhurst, in August, 1914, he was gazetted to the Worcestershire Regiment, January 14th, 1915, and after being attached to the 5th (Reserve) Battn., he went to France on August 14th, 1915, and was posted to the 3rd Battn. of the Regiment. His promotion to full Lieutenant, dated September 9th, 1915, appeared in Gazette in March, 1916. He had only been with the Regiment for about a fortnight when he was instantaneously killed in a front trench at Hooge, on October 1st, 1915, and was buried by the side of other officers of the Regiment in a clearing in Sanctuary Wood. The following account was received from an officer of his Company:— "On the night that he was killed we had just relieved a Battalion that had been blown out of their front line that morning. He was going along our firing-line trench to see about posting his sentries, when he was shot through the head by a German sniper, stationed behind a loophole in their trench. He was killed outright. . . . Next morning we could see where the sniper was, not more than 15 yards from our trench. The officers of the Company are very sorry at losing him, especially as he was always so cheerful and very keen." A brother officer testified that he " was a promising and gallant officer and had secured the affection of all." His CO. wrote :— " I only knew him about a fortnight, but it was long enough to know what a loss he is to the Regiment. He was so keen and cheery and we all liked him."