The British Army has sustained a great loss in the
sudden death. in Mesopotamia on Sunday last, of Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Maude, abllic age of fifty-three. As the King said in his telegram of condolence, General Ifaude had rendered incalculable service to India, the Empire, and the Allies. He served with the Guards in the Sudan and South Africa. He went to Flanders on the Staff of the 5th Division, and was wounded while commanding the 14th Infantry Brigade. He succeeded General Lake in the Mesopotamian com- mand in August, 1916, and planned and executed the brilliant operations which led to the recapture of Kut and the occupation of Baghdad on March lltla last. He had begun this autumn a new campaign north of Baghdad with three successful strokes on the Euphrates, the Tigris, and the Dials. As a general, he was very patient in his preparations, but when he struck, he struck hard. We can ill afford to lose so fine a soldier as Sir Stanley Maude, who had completely restored our military prestige in the East.
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