Treves, Harold Thomsett
Treves, Harold Thomsett, Lieutenant Nelson Battalion R.N.V.R., youngest son of the late W. K. Treves, F.R.C.S., of 32, Dalby Square, Margate, by his wife Julia Catherine, dau of Samuel Goad of Simla, born Margate, co. Kent 4 Sept. 1883; educ. Northdown Hill School, Margate and Rugby, where he played in the XI against Marlborough in 1900; went to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he took his L.R.C.P. and M.R.C.S. London, 1907; joined the R.A.M.C. as Lieut. in July 1907; was sent to Uganda on Special Service, Dec. 1908; returned to England in 1910; was promoted Capt. Feb. 1911, but resigned his commission in the following May in order to read for the Bar; was called to the Bar, Middle Temple, 17 Nov. 1913, but on the outbreak of war volunteered for foreign service and joined the old Public Schools and Universities Battn., as a Private, died at sea on May 25th, from wounds received at the Dardanelles on May 22nd. He was a barrister-at-law-of the Middle Temple. British Medical Journal Sep. 11, 1915
About May 25th, at sea, from wounds received at the Dardanelles, on May 22nd, Harold Thomsett Treves, Lieut. Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple, aged 31. St Thomas's Hospital Gazette, November 1915
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Treves |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Harold Thomsett |
| Date of birth | 4 September 1883 |
| Family details | Son of the late William Knight Treves, F.R.C.S., Eng., of Margate, Kent and Capt. in Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Previous education | Northdown Hill School, Margate; Rugby School |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dept / course | Conjoint Diploma |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. |
| Military unit | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Nelson Batt., R.N. Div. Late Captain R.A.M.C. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 25 May 1915 |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Rank at death | Lieut. |
| Place of death | Dardanelles |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Commemoration(s) | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |