Horace Rex Tremlett was born on 8 June 1903, the son of Horace Samuel Tremlett (1858–1941), an English mining engineer who helped develop the city of Johannesburg, and Jane Robinson Brunton (1875–1948), a fiction writer known under the pen name Mrs. Horace Tremlett.[1] Her best-known book, With the Tin Gods (1914), is an account of her experience in Africa as she accompanied her husband on a journey from Lagos to Niger, and into Nigeria until 1912.[2][3][4]
In the early 1930s, Tremlett was a member of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), serving as Oswald Mosley's deputy director of publications and as the editor of BUF's newspapers Fascist Week and The Blackshirt. After several meetings together, Tremlett convinced A. K. Chesterton to join the party in November 1933.[7][9] In 1934 he resigned from the BUF with 'The National' and the 'New January Club' splinter group.[10]
In 1945 Tremlett attended the founding meeting of the National Front along with Chesterton. According to his personal MI5 file, however, he appeared to "have moderated his views" by the 1950s, and Tremlett's file, which had been opened in February 1934, was not updated after April 1957.[10]
Later life
In 1949 Tremlett was the subject of the black-and-white 3m27s-long BBC television documentary Cornish Farmer Turns Tin Miner, which tells his story as he was reworking an old mine on his farm near St Austell, Cornwall, during the post-WWII recovery period.[11] In the 1950s he renewed with journalism and became involved with BBC television, mainly on farming programs.[citation needed]
Tremlett published his autobiography in three parts: Easy Going (1940), the story of his experiences with various cultures on three continents,[12]Road to Ophir (1956), the story of his past life as a mining engineer in Africa,[8] and Gold in the Morning Sun (1983), which he subtitled "travels and adventures of a new West Australian".[13]
^The Star - Today! Magazine. Wednesday July 25, 1984.
^Mrs Horace Tremlett (1915). With the Tin Gods. J. Lane. ISBN978-1331432531.
^"Review of With the Tin Gods. [A Woman's Adventures in Northern Nigeria]". Bulletin of the American Geographical Society. 47 (6): 456. 1915. doi:10.2307/201514. JSTOR 201514.
^Callaway, Helen. (1986). Gender, Culture and Empire : European Women in Colonial Nigeria. Palgrave Macmillan Limited. pp. 5, 74. ISBN978-1-349-18307-4. OCLC 1084449245.
^LeCras, Luke (2019). A.K. Chesterton and the Evolution of Britain's Extreme Right, 1933-1973. Routledge. ISBN978-0-429-79232-8.
^Tremlett, Rex (1956). Road to Ophir. Hutchinson. p. 13.
^ abBaker, David (1996). Ideology of Obsession: A.K.Chesterton and British Fascism. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 124. ISBN9781860640735.
^Tremlett, Rex (1983). Gold in the morning sun : travels and adventures of a new West Australian. R. Tremlett; distributed by Pickwick Books. ISBN978-0-9590325-0-5.
tremlett, horace, june, 1903, 1986, british, south, african, mining, engineer, journalist, portrait, from, reverse, road, ophir, 1961, contents, biography, early, life, education, fascist, activist, later, life, referencesbiography, editearly, life, education,. Horace Rex Tremlett 8 June 1903 1986 was a British South African mining engineer and journalist Portrait of Rex Tremlett from the reverse of Road to Ophir 1961 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Fascist activist 1 3 Later life 2 ReferencesBiography EditEarly life and education Edit Horace Rex Tremlett was born on 8 June 1903 the son of Horace Samuel Tremlett 1858 1941 an English mining engineer who helped develop the city of Johannesburg and Jane Robinson Brunton 1875 1948 a fiction writer known under the pen name Mrs Horace Tremlett 1 Her best known book With the Tin Gods 1914 is an account of her experience in Africa as she accompanied her husband on a journey from Lagos to Niger and into Nigeria until 1912 2 3 4 Tremlett studied at Berkhamsted School Hertfordshire where he was a schoolmate of journalist A K Chesterton and politician Ben Greene 5 then attended Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall 6 At the age of 16 he began to search for gold in Nyasaland journeying across Central Africa until 1928 7 Tremlett worked as a mining engineer and a journalist in Johannesburg then moved back to England 8 9 Fascist activist Edit In the early 1930s Tremlett was a member of the British Union of Fascists BUF serving as Oswald Mosley s deputy director of publications and as the editor of BUF s newspapers Fascist Week and The Blackshirt After several meetings together Tremlett convinced A K Chesterton to join the party in November 1933 7 9 In 1934 he resigned from the BUF with The National and the New January Club splinter group 10 In 1945 Tremlett attended the founding meeting of the National Front along with Chesterton According to his personal MI5 file however he appeared to have moderated his views by the 1950s and Tremlett s file which had been opened in February 1934 was not updated after April 1957 10 Later life Edit In 1949 Tremlett was the subject of the black and white 3m27s long BBC television documentary Cornish Farmer Turns Tin Miner which tells his story as he was reworking an old mine on his farm near St Austell Cornwall during the post WWII recovery period 11 In the 1950s he renewed with journalism and became involved with BBC television mainly on farming programs citation needed Tremlett published his autobiography in three parts Easy Going 1940 the story of his experiences with various cultures on three continents 12 Road to Ophir 1956 the story of his past life as a mining engineer in Africa 8 and Gold in the Morning Sun 1983 which he subtitled travels and adventures of a new West Australian 13 Tremlett was a regular contributor to MANAS Journal and a friend of E F Schumacher 14 15 References Edit The Star Today Magazine Wednesday July 25 1984 Mrs Horace Tremlett 1915 With the Tin Gods J Lane ISBN 978 1331432531 Review of With the Tin Gods A Woman s Adventures in Northern Nigeria Bulletin of the American Geographical Society 47 6 456 1915 doi 10 2307 201514 JSTOR 201514 Callaway Helen 1986 Gender Culture and Empire European Women in Colonial Nigeria Palgrave Macmillan Limited pp 5 74 ISBN 978 1 349 18307 4 OCLC 1084449245 LeCras Luke 2019 A K Chesterton and the Evolution of Britain s Extreme Right 1933 1973 Routledge ISBN 978 0 429 79232 8 Tremlett Rex 1956 Road to Ophir Hutchinson p 13 a b Baker David 1996 Ideology of Obsession A K Chesterton and British Fascism Bloomsbury Academic p 124 ISBN 9781860640735 a b Manas MANAS Journal 27 2 1976 a b Macklin Graham 2020 Failed Fuhrers A History of Britain s Extreme Right Routledge ISBN 978 1 317 44880 8 a b Horace Rex TREMLETT KV 2 3328 The National Archives a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link BBC Nation on Film Tin mining Cradle of industrial revolution BBC Adactio Retrieved 17 June 2020 Rex Tremlett The Spectator 165 553 1940 Tremlett Rex 1983 Gold in the morning sun travels and adventures of a new West Australian R Tremlett distributed by Pickwick Books ISBN 978 0 9590325 0 5 http www manasjournal org pdf library VolumeXXXVI 1983 XXXVI 21 pdf bare URL PDF http www manasjournal org pdf library VolumeXXXIX 1986 XXXIX 51 pdf bare URL PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rex Tremlett amp oldid 1165185942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
