Richard Hannay of the Second World War, Buchan's last novel, "Sick Heart River" (published just after the author died in 1940) offers a hint about Hannay's future: dying in Canada, Hannay's friend Sir Edward Leithen hears of the outbreak of war in Europe and guesses that many of his old friends, including Hannay, will have taken up arms again. Richard Hannay Major-General Sir Richard Hannay, KCB, OBE, DSO, Legion of Honour, is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist John Buchan and further made popular by the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film "The 39 Steps" (and other later film adaptations), very loosely based
Sir Alexander Leith, 1st Baronet (created 1775) have been because he was not posted to Madras, but in 1779 he became Lieutenant-colonel of the 88th Foot and was sent to the West Indies. He was not selected for a seat at the 1780 general election. Leith died of excessive fatigue in Jamaica on 3 October 1780 while commanding an expedition to the Spanish Main. Sir Alexander Leith, 1st Baronet (created 1775) Sir Alexander Charles George Leith, 1st Baronet (1741–1780) was a British soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1780. Leith was the son of Alexander Leith and his wife Anne