Charles Cedric Gordon Allom

1896 - 1917  (21 years)

• 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]
  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
  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]
  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.
  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]
  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]
  		Charles Carrick Allom and Laura Ann Tatham marriage 22 Sep 1888
  Notes	Apr 1891: 1 serv. Apr 1911: 6 serv, 26 rooms
  Family ID	F0002	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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