The son of Frederick and Florence he married Nora Hatfield in 1940.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandford Levvy Patrol | Patrol member | 19 Jul 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Dairyman & milk roundsman
Fred Trego was called up for the services but was deferred due to his Auxiliary Unit role. He later joined Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
His widow Nora (nee Hatfield) said: “Even when the war finished, up to when Fred died in April 1991, he never talked about it. I'm glad its all made public now so that people will know what they really did.”
Fred Trego and many Auxiliers from around the country were sent to the Isle of Wight in the summer 1944 to defend it prior to and during D-Day.
Nora recalled Fred's time on the IOW. “He never said what he was doing and I didn't know where he was going or where he had been until it gradually came out later. I thought he was going overseas “
Author Don Brown was able to help Nora Trego (and others) be awarded a posthumous Defence Medal for Fred from Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Sir John Wills, at Charterhouse in January 1997.
TNA ref WO199/3390&1
1939 Register
Donald Brown
Nora Trego
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