@TriptychTwinsRidesAgain She was Diana Manners mother too, I have The Rainbow Comes and Goes by her in here somewhere, published under her married name of Cooper. The loss that generation felt in WW1 was beyond comprehension, all classes, just an entire generation mown down, and to be honest a young officer with nothing but a pistol and a swagger stick stood even less chance as they advanced. Their attrition rate was appalling.