The funeral of Sir Henry Wilson took place on Monday
with full military honours. He was buried in the crypt of St. Paul's, in the grave which had been destined for Lord Kitchener if his body had been recovered from the sea. Marshal Foch, an intimate friend of Sir Henry Wilson, was present. Enormous crowds lined the route of the procession, and it was impossible to mistake the intensity of their feelings, which was proved by a wonderfully deep and eloquent silence. Some of Sir Henry Wilson's recent sayings live in the public memory. For instance, his words at the Liverpool Street ceremony : " We soldiers count as our gains our losses." Again, his gay and gallant remark quoted by Mr. Ronald McNeill, who had warned him that he was in danger from the gunmen : " It would be nicer to be shot by them than to shake hands with them."
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