Walter Tremenheere

Walter Tremenheere
Born (1761-09-10)10 September 1761
Penzance, Cornwall
Died 17 August 1855(1855-08-17) (aged 93)
Portman Square, London
Buried at Kensal Green Cemetery
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Marines
Years of service 1799–1837
Rank Colonel
Battles/wars

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War

Napoleonic Wars
Awards Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order

Colonel Walter Tremenheere KH (10 September 1761 – 7 August 1855) was a senior officer in the Royal Marines. He was born at Penzance on 10 September 1761,[1] and is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.[2]

His eldest son, Colonel Hugh Seymour Tremenheere (1804–1893), was a publicist and author.

References

  1.  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Tremenheere, Hugh Seymour". Dictionary of National Biography. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. Paths of Glory. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. 1997. p. 99.
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