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in the Jewish Lad’s Brigade. His life — in his thirtieth year,

was yielded up to rescue one of his wounded men, it was one

of those episodes of that hard-contested day, which caused Sir

Redvers Buller to say »their regiment had in the most gallant

manner upheld the most glorious traditions of the British Army«

— and an eye-witness and fellow-officer wrote »it was a glorious

episode, the whole army is proud of it«. His Colonel wrote »1

feel that I have lost one of my best officers, and one of the men

I liked best in this world.« Fred Raphael showed the world how

bravely an Englishman and an Israelite could die!

RICHARD HENRY RAPHAEL, third son of George Ra

phael died suddenly at the early age of 37, in Jan. 1910. He was

a member of the well-known firm of R. Raphael & Sons, and the

very day before his death, had been elected one of the managers

of the Stock Exchange. This is a distinction, which is very seldom

bestowed on any but the older members of the House, and the

circumstance was a marked tribute to the great popularity »Dick

Raphael« enjoyed in the City. Richard Raphael like his three

brothers, had been educated at Wellington College, after which

he went to Magdalen College, Oxford. A keen athlete and a fine

shot, he had been a member of the Wellington College Cricket

Eleven and Football Fifteen, and was one of the pair, who won

for that school the Public School Racquets competition. He also

played cricket for the Magdalen Eleven and for the Oxford Uni

versity Authentics and other clubs. As Treasurer of the Danes-

wood Sanatorium, he like his lamented mother, took a keen and

active interest in its administration. He had a very large circle

of friends, who have to mourn the loss of one whose bright,

genial and kindly nature and particularly lovable disposition

endeared him to all those with whom he came into contact.