Winifred Eve Trevaskis (Miss)

Second Subaltern Winifred "Eve" Trevaskis
14 Apr 1922 - 03 Jul 2002
Biography

One of two Trevaskis sisters serving in Auxiliary Units Special Duties, they also knew Lynette Hough before the war, who joined them as well. Lynette was a bridesmaid for Eve and a Godmother for her son. In the Trevaskis family, members were always known by their second name, so she was Eve to her colleagues. Their father, Reverend Hugh Trevaskis, was Rector of Rusper, Sussex and Beatrice Temple visited them there regularly. There is a Trevaskis window in the church at Rusper.

Postings
Unit or location Role Posted from until
Shipley Instation Operator 21 Sep 1941 01 Feb 1943
Education

Herons Ghyll School, Sussex

Regiment
The Auxiliary Territorial Service
Military number
211980
Commissioned or Enlisted
21 Sep 1941
Career

The Beatrice Temple Diary records her presence at the Shipley Instation on the following dates; 13 Dec 1941, 3 Nov 1942.

Address
The Rectory, Rusper, Sussex
Other information

She married Pilot Officer John Gerald Rappoport in May 1942, however he was killed 21 April 1943. Their son, John Quentin Hugh Gerald Rappoport was born in Sept 1943. She later married Major Brian Annesley Seaward MBE in 1953.
Her sister, Mrs Janet Purves-Smith, her friend Lynette Hough and her later sister-in-law Sheila Harrington were also operators.

Other pictures
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Caption & credit
Eve Seaward memorial
References