hɪz ˈɛldɚ sˈʌn mˈeɪdʒɚ ʃˈændoʊz lˈiː wʌzðə fˈɜːst hæɹˈoʊviən təbi kˈɪld ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɔːɹ, æt mˈɑːnz ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn, ænd ðə sˈɛkənd blˈoʊ wʌz tˈuː mʌtʃ fɔːɹ hˌɪm.
His elder son Major Chandos Leigh was the first Harrovian to be killed in the Great War, at Mons in August 1914, and the second blow was too much for him.