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| Major Hugh Meredith Leaf (1862-1931) of the [[London Electrical Engineers]]
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| son of F. H. Leaf
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| ''' 1931 Obituary <ref>[[The Engineer 1931/05/01]]</ref>
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| WE regret that we have to announce that Major
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| Henry Meredith Leaf, D.S.O., was knocked down by | |
| an omnibus in Cockspur-street last Thursday, April 23rd, and died soon after he was admitted into
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| Charing Cross Hospital.
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| He was the son of Mr. F. H.
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| Leaf, was born in Streatham on October 18th, 1862,
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| and received his education at Marlborough, later
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| entering Trinity College, Cambridge, where he
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| obtained his engineering training. He also studied
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| for some time at University College, London.
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| While he was serving his pupilage with [[Crompton and Co|Cromptons, Ltd.]],
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| of Chelmsford, he joined the Institutions of Mechanical
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| and Electrical Engineers. His experiences in
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| carrying out lighting contracts for large towns and
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| factories in England led him to write a book on the
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| internal wiring of buildings.
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| For some time his work
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| took him abroad, and he became superintendent of
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| the central electric station at Gothenburg, in Sweden,
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| and later of that of Le Mans, in France. As a Captain
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| in the London Electrical Engineers, he served in the
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| South African War, and his services during the Great
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| War will be remembered by many of his friends. For
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| them the D.S.O. was awarded to him.
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| Outside his
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| professional duties, he was a great enthusiast for games,
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| playing tennis, rackets, and cricket with considerable
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| success. He had many friends who will feel his loss
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| acutely, for his pe1'Sonality was such that all who came
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| into contact with him came under the influence of his charm.
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| In 1917 he was married to Anna Maria
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| Elizabeth, a daughter of the late Dr. Robert Needham
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| Cust, a descendant of Lord Brownlow.
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| == See Also ==
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| == Sources of Information ==
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| {{DEFAULTSORT: Leaf}}
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| [[Category: Biography]]
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| [[Category: Births 1860-1869]]
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| [[Category: Deaths 1930-1939]]
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| [[Category: Institution of Mechanical Engineers]]
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| [[Category: Institution of Electrical Engineers]]
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