Henry Montague Trenchard (1838 - 1914)

Born 29 Jul 1838 in Taunton, Somerset, England

Husband of Georgina Louisa Catherine Tower (Skene) Trenchard — married 3 Jun 1869 in Trull near Taunton, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died 1914 at about age 75 in Kensington, London, England

Biography

Captain Hugh Montague Trenchard of The Royal Scots Fusiliers

Sources

The Peerage.com

Anglo-Boer War records 1899-1902 Transcription
First name(s) Hugh Montague
Last name Trenchard
Rank Captain
Regiment The Royal Scots Fusiliers
Literary references Honours and Awards of the South African War 124
Notes The Queen's South Africa (QSA) Medal Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal
The King's South Africa (QSA) Medal Clasps: South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902
Units Unit: 2 The Royal Scots Fusiliers Battalion, Rank: Captain.
Casualty units The Royal Scots Fusiliers
Casualty details Wounded on 10 October 1900 at Dwars Vlei (1) (Official casualty roll location: Dwars Vlei)
Casualty source South African Field Force. JB Hayward & Sons
Gazzetteer [2526: 2555-2743 not marked] a farm in the South African
Republic (Krugersdorp district; Gauteng), 20 km north of Krugersdorp.
Variant: Dwarsvley (used in Times IV and index). Maj-Gen G. Barton's column cleared the country of local commandos from the Krugersdorp*-Pretoria* road westwards to Dwars Vlei farm which he reached on 9 October 1900 after clearing a commando from a strong position nearby. He left his infantry bivouacked on the farm for several days. On their departure the farm was immediately reoccupied by the burghers. On 2 March 1901, a commando led by Veg-Gen J.C.G. Kemp left the farm to join the forces of Asst Cmdt-Gen J.H. de la Rey. The action fought between Maj-Gen H.L. Smith-Dorrien and Veg-Gen S.F. Oosthuizen on 11 July 1900 is referred to in the Times as being at Dwars Vlei, but is more accurately known as the action at Onrust*. HMG III p.509 (map no.38); Times IV p.354 (map of the Transvaal in the end pocket), V pp.9 and 221 (map of the Transvaal in the front pocket); Smith-Dorrien pp.218-224; Wilson II pp.696-697; Doyle p.485.
Country Great Britain
Record set Anglo-Boer War records 1899-1902

freeBMD Deaths Sep Q 1914 Kensington 1a 93 TRENCHARD Henry M Age 75

Census

1851 census for Carter Street, Crewkerne, Chard, Somerset, England :
H M TRENCHARD : Scholar : Single : Age 12 : Scholar : Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England.