Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham

1883 - 1918  (34 years)

• Name	Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	01 Jul 1883	Millbrook House, Millfield Lane, Highgate   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	On July 1, at Millbrook House, West-hill, Highgate, the wife of Thos. Clarke Tatham, barrister-at-law, of a son. [The Standard]
  Education	abt 1891 - 1896	Kent House, Eastbourne   [5]
  Residence	Apr 1891	7 South Cliff, Eastbourne   [6]
  Education	abt 1896 - 1901	Uppingham School   [5]
  Residence	Mar 1901	Flat M, 4 Montagu Mansions, Marylebone   [7]
  Education	abt 1902 - 1905	Trinity College, Cambridge   [5]
  Degree/Qualif.	abt 1905	Cambridge University ; BA  [8]
  Occupation	1905 - 1908	Trinity College, Cambridge ; Research Student  [5]
  	Earl of Derby Student in 1905 and in 1906
  Occupation	Oct 1908 -	Trinity College, Cambridge ; Fellow  [8]
  	University Intelligence: Cambridge, Oct 12: New Fellows of Trinity: ... 2. Mr Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham, who was born in 1883, was educated at Uppingham School, and graduated in the Historical Tripos, part 1, 1904, being placed in class 2; and part 2 of the same Tripos, 1905, class 2. He was Earl of Derby student, 1905, 1906. [8]
  Degree/Qualif.	1909	Cambridge University ; MA  [5]
  Occupation	Apr 1911	Trinity College, Cambridge ; Fellow & Junior Bursar  [3]
  		Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham (1883-1918) Cover page of his book "Dr John Walker & the Sufferings of the Clergy", Cambridge, 1911. [Available to read online]
  Residence	Apr 1911	Millbrook House, Millfield Lane, Highgate   [3]
  Military Service	abt 1914 - 1918	3rd Battn Rifle Brigade; attached to Staff  [9]
  	later attached to 116th Infantry Brigade HQ Staff
  		Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham (1883-1918) War Medals Index Card
  Decoration	01 Jan 1918	MC  [5, 9, 10]
  Post/Rank/Title	Mar 1918	Captain, acting Major  [1]
  Death	30 Mar 1918	Somme, France ; Cause: Killed in action  [1]
  	Medal card states "died of wounds"; other sources state "missing presumed dead". Missing: Captain Geoffrey B. Tatham, M.C., Rifle Brigade and Staff, missing on March 30th. whilst acting Brigade Major. Will those writing to prisoners of war kindly inquire for any news of him? News gratefully received by his brother, Captain C. K. Tatham, Millbrook, West Hill, Highgate, London, N. [11]
  Burial	aft 30 Mar 1918	Caix British Cemetery, Somme, France   [13]
  	A memorial service for Major Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham, MA, MC, Rifle Brigade, Fellow and Junior Bursar of Trinity College, Cambridge, was held in Trinity College Chapel yesterday [22 Oct 1918]. Major Tatham was reported missing on March 30, and has since been reported killed on or about that date. The service was conducted by the Rev St John Parry, and the Master of Trinity (Sir J J Thomson) read the lesson. Others present were:-- The Acting Vice-Chancellor (Dr. T. C. Fitzpatrick), Dr. Jackson (Vice-Master), the Dean of Ely, many Fellows of Trinity, the Vice-Provost of King's (Mr. W. Durnford), who represented the Provost of Eton, Mr. H. Yule Oldham and Colonel Rushmore, representing the Isaac Newton University Lodge of Freemasons, No. 859, and Colonel Edwards, C.B., Lieutenant-Colonel Rushmere, and Captain Phillips and a detachment of cadets of the corps now under training for commissions. The Rev. A. H. F. Boughey was unavoidably prevented from attending. [12] Caix British Cemetery, Grave II. G. 1. Capt G B Tatham, M.C., 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade, son of the late T. C Tatham, of Highgate, London. 30/03/1918. The village of Caix is situated about 28 km south-east of Amiens, midway between the Amiens to St. Quentin road and the Amiens to Roye road. The cemetery is south of the village. Caix was occupied by Commonwealth troops in March 1917, lost during the German advance in March 1918, and recaptured on 8 August 1918 by the Canadian Corps. Caix British Cemetery (called at first Caix New British Cemetery) was made after the Armistice when graves (mainly of March and August 1918) were brought in from the battlefields and from seven smaller cemeteries. The cemetery contains 365 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 70 of them unidentified. It was designed by Sir Herbert Baker. [13] Named on war memorial on south wall of Trinity College chapel
  Probate	24 Jan 1919	London ; £26,256 18s. 8d.  [14]
  	Tatham Geoffrey Bulmer of Trinity College University of Cambridge Cambridge and of Millbank Highgate Middlesex M.C. captain 6th [sic] battalion Rifle Brigade died on or since 30 March 1918 in France or Belgium Probate London 24 January [1919] to Leonard James Tatham [1x cousin 1x rem] solicitor and John William Fisher Beaumont [1x cousin] barrister-at-law. Effects £26256 18s. 8d. [NPC]
  Notes	Captain Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham, M.C., was the younger son of the late T.C. Tatham, barrister-at-law, of Millbrook, West Hill, Highgate, N., and was 34 years of age. He was educated at Kent House Preparatory School,Eastbourne, and Uppingham School, and went up to Trinity Coll., Cambridge, in 1902. He obtained a minor scholarship there and a major scholarship in 1905, and after taking the historical tripos was elected a Fellow of the College in 1908. He was Earl of Derby Student in 1905 and in 1906, Prince Consort Prizeman in 1910, and took the M.A. degree in 1909. He was the author of two historical works, 'The Puritans in Power', and 'Dr. John Walker and the Sufferings of the Clergy'. Elected Junior Bursar of Trinity in 1910, he held the appointment up to the time of his death. He was a keen all-round sportsman, shewing promise as an oar until he was obliged to give up rowing in his second year. He played a good deal of cricket, besides being a cross-country runner and a fair shot. He was, as an undergraduate, one of the leading actors of the A.D.C., of which Club he was secretary and subsequently president. He was a past master of the Isaac Newton University Masonic Lodge. A keen member of the Cambridge University O.T.C., he commanded the Trinity Company, and when War broke out was a Major in that corps. On the outbreak of war he was sent to the War Office, but, desiring to go to the Front, transferred to the Rifle Brigade as a Captain, and in July,1915, joined a battalion at the Front, where he remained until Nov.,1916, when he was sent home for six months as Brigade Major of a Training Reserve Brigade. In May, 1917, he returned to the Front and was appointed Staff Captain of an infantry brigade. Since November, 1917, he had been acting Brigade Major, and in January this year he was awarded the M.C. While at the Front he took part in much heavy fighting, was reported 'missing' on March 30, 1918, and is now reported 'Killed in action or died of wounds' on or shortly after that date. [5] Geoffrey Tatham was our Junior Bursar and was much beloved in the College. There is a sundial in the College garden in memory of these three friends [Tatham and two other Fellows who were killed in WW1]. Tatham left a legacy to the College which was used to panel the Combination Room now in use. There is an inscription in the room recording the legacy and there could be no place more fitted to keep his memory green. [Joseph John Thomson, "Recollections and Reflections", Cambridge University Press, 1936]
  Person ID	I1638	Tatham | Morris branch | Descendant - male line
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Clarke Tatham,   b. 05 Dec 1839, Highgate ,   d. 01 Mar 1914, Millbrook House, Millfield Lane, Highgate  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Caroline Newsam Kemplay,   b. 14 May 1843, Leeds ,   d. 06 Jan 1915, Millbrook House, Millfield Lane, Highgate  (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	03 Sep 1879	St John the Evangelist, Leeds   [15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  		Thomas Clarke Tatham & Elizabeth Newsam Kemplay Marriage register
  Notes	5 serv Apr 1881
  Family ID	F0210	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham (1883-1918) from photo of the Committee for the Thousandth Meeting of the Magpie and Stump Society, Trinity College, Cambridge

  
  

  Histories

  The Cavendish Association Brief account of its history and its links with Geoffrey Bulmer Tatham

  
  

• Sources

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