12th Mar, 2025 10:30
Medals, Militaria and Coins
First World War British Casualty Death memorial Plaque to Captain Allan Edward Trembath DCM winner, C comapany 15th Battalion London regiment (Prince of wales own civil service rifles) who died on the 26th May 1915 and is remembered with honour at Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert I.D. 17.
Together with vast quantity of photographs, portraits, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
Born 1879, lived 19 Westfield Rd, Beckenham. The son of Henry Gough Trembath, a professor of music, and Henrietta (nee Passingham), both originally from Cornwall, was born in Isleworth in 1879 and baptised at St John’s Church, Isleworth on 30th November 1879, where his father was an organist. . His family lived in 2 Grove Villas, Isleworth in 1881, Rosemore, Spring Grove, Isleworth in 1891 and Laleham House, Woodlands Grove, Isleworth in 1901 and in 1911, when he was employed as an insurance clerk. In 1891 and 1901, Allan Edward was living in Penzance, he is recorded as a soldier on the 1901 census
Allan Edward commissioned in the South African War in the Imperial Yeomanry in January 1900. He had previously served in the 12th Middlesex. He was severely wounded near Vrede in November 1900 and discharged the following year. He was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal. He then joined the Civil Service Corps. He married Lucy Mabel Grout (born in 1884 in Isleworth) on August 26th 1911 at St John’s Church; he had two children: Margaret (b 1912) and Allen (b 1915) . Captain A E Trembath was 1/15 London's Company Commander when it departed for France on 17 March action on 26th May 1915. A report in the Middlesex Chronicle on June 5th 1915 recorded that he died during action at Festubert about two hours after being shot through the lungs. He was Shot whilst helping one of his wounded officers (Lieutenant F C Olliff) at the time this happened, his older brother (Charles Henry) was with him when he died. He is commemorated in the Brown’s Road, Military Cemetery, Festubert in France, as well as in St John’s Church and All Saints Church, Isleworth. He left £1,514 9s and 10d to his widow Lucy Mabel Trembath. At the time they were living in Beckenham in Kent.
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First World War British Casualty Death memorial Plaque to Captain Allan Edward Trembath DCM winner, C comapany 15th Battalion London regiment (Prince of wales own civil service rifles) who died on the 26th May 1915 and is remembered with honour at Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert I.D. 17.
Together with vast quantity of photographs, portraits, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
Born 1879, lived 19 Westfield Rd, Beckenham. The son of Henry Gough Trembath, a professor of music, and Henrietta (nee Passingham), both originally from Cornwall, was born in Isleworth in 1879 and baptised at St John’s Church, Isleworth on 30th November 1879, where his father was an organist. . His family lived in 2 Grove Villas, Isleworth in 1881, Rosemore, Spring Grove, Isleworth in 1891 and Laleham House, Woodlands Grove, Isleworth in 1901 and in 1911, when he was employed as an insurance clerk. In 1891 and 1901, Allan Edward was living in Penzance, he is recorded as a soldier on the 1901 census
Allan Edward commissioned in the South African War in the Imperial Yeomanry in January 1900. He had previously served in the 12th Middlesex. He was severely wounded near Vrede in November 1900 and discharged the following year. He was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal. He then joined the Civil Service Corps. He married Lucy Mabel Grout (born in 1884 in Isleworth) on August 26th 1911 at St John’s Church; he had two children: Margaret (b 1912) and Allen (b 1915) . Captain A E Trembath was 1/15 London's Company Commander when it departed for France on 17 March action on 26th May 1915. A report in the Middlesex Chronicle on June 5th 1915 recorded that he died during action at Festubert about two hours after being shot through the lungs. He was Shot whilst helping one of his wounded officers (Lieutenant F C Olliff) at the time this happened, his older brother (Charles Henry) was with him when he died. He is commemorated in the Brown’s Road, Military Cemetery, Festubert in France, as well as in St John’s Church and All Saints Church, Isleworth. He left £1,514 9s and 10d to his widow Lucy Mabel Trembath. At the time they were living in Beckenham in Kent.
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