Born in
Bethnal Green, London, he began writing lyrics, especially for comic and
novelty songs, before the
First World War, and continued with some success until the 1930s. His most successful songs included "When It’s Apple Blossom Time In Normandy" (written with
Harry Gifford and
Tom Mellor, 1913); "
Your King and Country Need You" (1914, written with Henry E. Pether); "Give Yourself a Pat on the Back" (1929, written with
Ralph Butler); "
Jolly Good Company" (1931), for which he wrote both words and music; "Old Father Thames" (1933, written with
Lawrence Wright, who used the pseudonym "Betsy O'Hogan"); "You Can't Do That There 'Ere" (1935, written with Jack Rolls); and "With My Shillelagh Under My Arm" (1936, written with Billy O'Brien). Trevor died in London in 1943, aged 62. ==References==