Obituary of Herbert Curtis Lee Hanne in the Norwood News
MR. H. C. L. HANNE
Funeral of Famous
Legal Figure
BY his own wish there was no mourn-
ing and no flowers at the funeral
at Putney Vale Cemetery on Monday
of Mr. Herbert Curtis Lee Hanne, 65(sic),
Wimbledon Park-road, the prominent
solicitor whose death was reported last
week.
Mr Hanne, who was 64 years of
age, had lived in Wimbledon since the
War, but although he was fond of the
district, his vast legal practice allowed
him little time to take part in local
activities.
Had he been able to apply the same
energy to his social life as he did to his
work, Wimble- -------------------------
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court practice and was concerned with
many briefs at sessions and in the
King's Bench, but it was the South
Western Police Court, a few doors
from his offices at Lavender-hill, that
occupied most of his time.
Kndeed, he had become a vital part
of this court, from which his impres-
sive figure was seldom absent. Magis-
trates, police, clients and even his
fiercest opponents respected him for
his vast legal knowledge and unwaver-
ing fairness and his astute adviocacy.
He had that rare quality of being
able to combine these abilities with a
deep sympathy that found expression
in many unobtrusive acts of kindness
to clients in poor circumstances. Their
lack of means was no discourangement
ro him; with no thought of reward he
would represent them to the best of
his ability - and a very valuable best
it was.
It was in this court that he began
as a young man thirt-one years ago,
when he suceeded his father in Laven-
der-gardens. His rise was rapid and
it will be many a day before the court
sees another lawyer of such merit or
such a striking personality.
He is survived by a widow and one
daughter.
THE FUNERAL
Mr. Brodrick, a magistrate at the
South Western Police Court, who had
a high regard of his legal ability,
visited him during his illness, which
took a serious turn about a month be-
fore his death, and attended the
funeral. Others present were Mr. A.
Snow (Mr. Hanne's managing clerk),
Mr. Rappaporte, Mr Salter Nichols,
Mr. Basil Nichols, Mr. Claude Nichols,
Mr. D. F. Coutts, Mr. R. H. Hore,
Mr. T. H. Hore, Mr. R. G. Willoughby
(Registrar at Wandsworth County
Court). Mr. Evershed (clerk of Wands-
worth County Court), Mr. L. G. Ban-
well (Soutth Western Police Court
magistrates' clerk), Mr. Aran (chair-
man of the Putney Burial Board), Mr.
Marriott, Mr. Martinet, Mr. J. Gray,
Mr. L. Crewys, Mr. F. R. Tillman,
Mr. S. Tillman, Mr. Heeney, sen., Mr.
Heeney, jun., Mr. Pearce, Mr. T. F. H.
Turner, Mr. J. LAzarus, Mr. S.
Lazarus, Mr. J. Bartholomew (repr-
senting Chelsea Helpers), Mr. Haggis,
Mr. Hale, Mr. R. Cassels (father of
Mr. J. D. Cassels, K. C., M. P.), Mr.
P. H. Furnval, Inspectors Byway and
Frith, Chief Warrant Officer E. Els-
worth, Warrant Officers A, Wilson, E.
Bone and S. Fairbrother, and Messrs.
Mackrell and Gray (South Western
Police Court clerks' office).