1896 - 1917 (21 years)
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Name |
Charles Cedric Gordon Allom [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Known as |
"Cedric" |
Birth |
07 Sep 1896 |
The Knoll, Park Avenue, Willesden
[1, 2, 3, 5] |
- On the 7th Sept., at The Knole, Willesden-green, the wife of Chas. C. Allom, of a son. [The Times]
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Residence |
Mar 1901 |
35 Mowbray Rd, Willesden
[1] |
Education |
1911 - 1914 |
Wellington College, Crowthorne
[3, 6] |
- Lent term 1911. Allom, Charles Cedric Gordon. (Hardinge house, 1911-1914), son of C. C. Allom; Cap. 1912, XI 1913, Prefect 1914. Trinity College, Cambridge. European War, R.F.A. Died of wounds 1917. [Wellington College Register]
- Member of Cricket XI 1912 & 1913
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Residence |
Apr 1911 |
Wellington College, Crowthorne
[3] |
Education |
1914 |
Trinity College, Cambridge
[6, 7] |
- Allom, C. C. G. Capt. R.F.A. Matric 1914. Died 20 Oct. 1917 of wounds received in action 9 Oct. 1917. [War List of the University of Cambridge 1914-1918]
- Lt Charles Cedric Gordon Allom (RFA) died of wounds, October 20 [1917], aged 21. Wellington [Cricket] XI. He had a place at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1914 and is commemorated on its war memorial, but he joined the university OTC and was gazetted 2nd Lt in July 1915. He was the only son of Sir Charles Allom, who founded the interior-design firm of White, Allom & Co. [Wisden on the Great War: The Lives of Cricket's Fallen 1914-1918]
- Commemorated in Trinity College chapel. At the east end, either side of the altar, the oak panels are engraved with the 618 names of those who died in the First World War, and the following dedication: Iuxta fidem defuncti sunt omnes isti non acceptis repromissionibus sed a longe [eas] aspicientes et salutantes et confitentes quia peregrini et hospites sunt {super terram}. [cf Hebrews 11: 13). The memorial carved on the floor of the pavement, in front of the high altar, reads: In memory of the men of this College who gave their lives in war MCMXIV - MCMXVIII.
Allom, Charles Cedric Gordon.
(Born Sept. 7, 1896, at Willesden Green, Middlesex. Only son of Sir Charles Allom, of Totteridge, Herts. School, Wellington. Admitted as pensioner at Trinity, June 25, 1914. Captain, Royal Field Artillery, 'C' Battery, 1st (North Midland) Brigade. Died Oct. 20, 1917, of wounds received in action Oct. 9, 1917. Buried at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.) [Trinity College, Cambridge]
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Military Service |
- 1917 |
France
; Captain, Royal Field Artillery [8, 9] |
Death |
20 Oct 1917 |
Rouen, France
; Cause: Died of wounds sustained in action [4, 8, 9] |
- In ever tender and grateful memory of Charles Cedric Gordon Allom, Lieut. (Acting Captain), R.F.A., only son of Sir Charles and Lady Allom, of Totteridge, Herts, who died on Oct. 20th, 1917, of wounds received on Oct. 9th at Zonnebeke Brook, aged 21. [The Times, In Memoriam, 21 Oct 1918]
- In proud and loving memory of our brother Cedric, Oct. 20th, 1917. -- Marjorie, Doris, Gwen.
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Burial |
abt 20 Oct 1917 |
St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France
[9] |
Probate |
04 May 1918 |
London
; £253 6s. 9d. [10] |
- Allom Charles Adrie [sic] of Fairlawn Totteridge Hertfordshire Lieutenant R.F.A. died 20 October 1917 in France on active service Administration London 4 May [1918] to sir Charles Carrick Allom knight. Effects £253 6s. 9d. [NPC]
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Person ID |
I1937 |
Tatham | Crew branch | Descendant |
Last Modified |
03 May 2014 |
Father |
Charles Carrick Allom, b. 16 Jun 1865, Notting Hill , d. 01 Jun 1947, Potters Bar (Age 81 years) |
Mother |
Laura Ann Tatham, b. 29 Apr 1863, 31 Surrey St, Westminster , d. 13 Mar 1952, Triscombe, Heath Drive, Potters Bar (Age 88 years) |
Marriage |
22 Sep 1888 |
Holy Trinity, Kilburn
[11, 12, 13] |
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Charles Carrick Allom and Laura Ann Tatham marriage 22 Sep 1888 |
Notes |
- Apr 1891: 1 serv.
Apr 1911: 6 serv, 26 rooms
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Family ID |
F0002 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S01] Census, UK, 1901.
age 4
- [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Hendon, 4Q1896.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1911.
age 14 b Willesden Green
- [S05] The Times, in memoriam, 21 Oct 1918.
- [S05] The Times, birth notice, 18 Sep 1896.
- [S20] School and College Registers, Wellington College.
- [S07] Other Sources, War List of the University of Cambridge 1914-1918.
- [S29] Medal Index Cards WW1.
- [S34] Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- [S14] National Probate Calendar.
- [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Hendon, 3Q1888.
- [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, Holy Trinity, Kilburn, 22 Sep 1888.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1911.
marr 22 yrs
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