31 OCTOBER 1914, Page 3

We much regret to record the death last Sunday of

Sir Charles Douglas, Chief of the General Staff, in which position he succeeded Sir John French. He had seen service in the Afghan War, the Sudan War of 1884-5, and both Boer Wars. He was a very keen professional soldier. Be never tolerated slackness, incompetence, or any attempt to make the Army the victim of political intrigue. He was a plain speaker, but the better he was known the better he was liked, and he com- manded the maximum of respect when he died working as hard as ever to the end.