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In the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.

In loving memory of two brothers
Major CHANDOS LEIGH D.S.O.
King's Own Scottish Borderers
the elder son of the Hon ble
Sir Edward Chandos Leigh K.C. K.C.B.
who fought with distinction in
the South African War afterwards
serving ten years with the
Egyptian Army where he was
decorated with the orders of
the Medjidieh & Osmanieh and
the Bahr el Ghazal medal & clasp.
He married Winifred daughter of
the R t Hon ble A. E. Jeffreys M.P.
and died in Flanders aged 40
of wounds received at the battle
of Mons 23 rd August 1914 .
Also of his only brother
EDWARD HENRY LEIGH
Lieut 2 nd Batt the Rifle Brigade
who fell in the attack upon the Auber Ridge 9 th May 1915 aged 26
after being previously mentioned
in despatches. Both brothers were
educated at Harrow and Cambridge.


....Lieut. Chandos Leigh, son of the Hon. Chandos Leigh, at present residing at Charlton House, Banbury, has written the following description of the battle of Paardeburg. Lieutenant Leigh is serving with the Mounted Infantry of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, and was formerly in the Warwickshire Militia.
...."We have been having a rough time of it since we left Orange River on the 9th, marching day and night, with hardly any rest and sleep; we have only just got our baggage, so I have lived in the same clothes for eleven days. I am very glad to get a change, and get my dirty clothes washed in the Modder. We have had precious little to eat, too, as a convoy with supplies was captured, and our horses had no corn for three days, nothing but wretched bad grass, all burnt up, for them to graze on; and I lived on a biscuit and meat lozenges for two days, so I am now what you call a bit tucked up. We arrived here on February 18th, at three a.m., and had a very big fight, which, I suppose, you have heard all about. The Highland Brigade again suffered fearful losses, and the Mounted Infantry got it pretty hot, though our Company were extraordinarily lucky, having only one killed and a few wounded out of a total of about 90. Our Regiment lost pretty heavily, Joliffe, of the Norfolk, and Percival, of the 60th, being killed. Captain Dewar, whom I knew very well, died to-day of his wounds, and two other of our officers wounded. Besides, Colonel Hannay is missing, and reported killed. Coulson was with him at the time, and had his horse shot under him, and never got back till the following day. I think our casualties amounted to close on fifteen hundred men, though I believe the result is considered satisfactory. The two armies are now sitting and looking at each other, thought they are at it now and again, but we are not in for it, as we were out all yesterday watching a kopje, and they are giving us a day off. Roberts and Kitchener are both here, and another division and Guards Brigade arrived to-day, so, I suppose, we shall have another big go at them soon. We have been in three fights already, on the 11th at Zout Pan, on the 15th at Waterfall Drift, and last Sunday. On Sunday we had to charge across the enemy's front, to draw their fire to enable the infantry to advance; this we did twice under a pretty hot rifle and shell fire, and our men galloped a lot faster than I ever though they could. We got a few fellows knocked over, but luckily very few. It was a wonder to me how they missed us, as we had to go about half-a-mile, and the bullets fairly hailed about us."
Leamington Spa Courier, Saturday 24th March 1900

....Amongst the recently published list of officers, who have been commended by Lord Roberts, and who are to receive the D.S.O. decoration, we are pleased to observe the name of Lieutenant (now Captain) Chandos Leigh, of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, son of the Hon. Sir Chandos Leigh, K.C.B., and nephew of Lord Leigh.
Leamington Spa Courier, Friday 4th October 1901

....The many local friends of Sir Edward Chandos Leigh will hear with considerable pleasure of his son's promotion to be Captain in the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Captain Chandos Leigh is at present serving with his regiment at the front. In addition to his promotion he has had the D.S.O. conferred upon him, and a medal with six clasps. Captain Leigh has been in over 50 engagements.
Leamington Spa Courier, Friday 29th November 1901

Hon Sir E. Chandos Leigh

Chandos Leigh's father died nine days after the death of the younger son, Edward Henry.