The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Trevor, Lieut.-General Wm. Cosmo
Trevor, Lieut.-General Wm. Cosmo, C.B., was born in Feb. 1826, and entered the army in March 1842, becoming captain in 1850, major in 1856, lieut.-colonel in 1863, colonel in 1868, major-general in 1878, and retiring with the honorary rank of lieut.-general in 1884. General Trevor distinguished himself in the Crimean War, and was rewarded with mention in despatches, a medal with clasp, the Turkish and Sardinian medals and brevet rank as major. He also did good service in the New Zealand war from 1864 to 1866, for which he was mentioned in despatches, received a medal, and was created C.B. From Dec. 1868 to Jan. 1869, when in command of the 14th Regiment, he administered the government of Tasmania during the interregnum between the departure of Sir Thomas Gore Browne and the arrival of Sir Charles Ducane. He served in the East Indies in command of 54th Regiment, 1873-7, and was appointed Brigadier-General (1877-9), during a portion of which time he was in temporary command of the Meerut Division.