Name
William Alfred Eaton
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/11/1916
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
5428
Hertfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HAMEL MILITARY CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL
Plot II, Row D, Grave 7.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, St James' Church Memorial, Watford Fields, Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford, Not on the Leverstock Green memorials
Pre War
Son of Alfred William and Elizabeth Sarah (nee EATON) EATON of Watford.
His parents married 30 November 1892 at Holy Trinity, Northwood, Middx. Elizabeth died 1931 in the Witney, Oxon, district aged 63, and was buried 13 September at Standlake, Oxon; Alfred died 28 February 1946 in Chipping Norton, Oxon, aged 78, and was buried 4 March at Standlake.
William was born 1 December 1894 in Leverstock Green, Herts, and baptised 13 January 1895 at Holy Trinity, Leverstock Green. He resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 6 he lived in Watford, with his parents and two siblings. On the 1911 Census, in printing aged 16, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and four siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hertford; was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and died at No. 1 Field Ambulance of wounds received in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Alfred’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
