Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Loos Memorial | II. B. 22. Loos | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.137 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
He was born at Leamington Spa on 13th January 1886Family :
Son of the late Shirley Tremearne, of Bangalore, India, and of Elizabeth Tremearne, of Tudor House, Blackheath Park, London. CWG lists also Major Arthur John Tremearne also of 8/Seaforths who was killed 25/9/15. Looks like a cousin. Same address for both.Education & Career :
He was educated at Blackheath School, and at the age of seventeen began his apprenticeship at the works of Dick, Kerr and Co., Kilmarnock.
In 1904 he went to Preston and was engaged in erecting electrical machinery for the same firm, subsequently acting as their assistant engineer on tramway construction at Rochester, Borstal, Maidstone, and London.
From 1910 to 1913 he studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, taking the Mechanical Sciences Course, and later on his B.A., and in the latter year he received the appointment of assistant engineer to the Singapore Tramway Co., having charge of the power-house, supervision of the boiler plant and outside track and overhead system.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 8th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders |
8th (Service) Battalion Formed at Fort George in September 1914 as part of K2 and attached to 44th Brigade in 15th (Scottish) Division. Moved to Aldershot and in November went to Petersfield. Moved to Chisledon Camp (Salisbury Plain) in February 1915, then Tidworth in May. Landed at Boulogne in July 1915. |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
In April 1917 be was presumed to have been killed on 25th September 1915, in his thirtieth year.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St. George No. 1152 E.C. | Eastern Archipelago |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
1st February 1910 | 1st March 1910 | 26th April 1910 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley