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EATON, George Henry
| Service Number: | 7326 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Happy Valley, South Australia, March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Happy Valley, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | 22 November 1951, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Renmark Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 7326, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 7326, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 7326 |
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George Henry Eaton was born to Elsie Allen Poole Eaton and John Henry Osborn Eaton on the 8th of March 1895 in Happy Valley, South Australia. Before he enlisted in the AIF, Eaton was a civil servant. On his Attestation Papers, he described himself as being Congregational. He was single at the time of enlistment.
Eaton was 20 years and 2 months old when he enlisted on the 8th of June 1915 in Keswick, South Australia. He was 5'9.5" (176 cm) in height, with a 34.5 in (87 cm) chest and 142 lbs (64 kg) weight. His papers describe him as having blue eyes, brown hair, and a fresh complexion. He had been serving in the 20th A.S.C. for two and a half years when he enlisted.
Eaton embarked from Melbourne aboard the Divisional Train Reinforcements, which served to support the AIF in a logistical capacity. He embarked on the 9th of September 1915 aboard HMAT Ballarat A70. His service number was 7326.
He arrived in Egypt and began training at Mex Camp on the 20th of October 1915. On the 5th of December 1915, he moved from his holding and training group to the 10th Battalion AIF at Hathut. On the 10th of March 1916, he boarded the Zeibis Transport for Alexandria. On the 25th of March 1916, he sailed overseas with the British Expeditionary Force from Mex Camp. He arrived in Marseilles, France, on the 1st of April 1916.
Eaton was detached for a short time to the 1st Australian Division Base Depot (A.D.B.D.) on the 13th of April 1916, a reinforcement holding and training depot, and back to the 10th Battalion on the 23rd of April. On the 11th of July 1917, he was granted leave to the United Kingdom and back to his unit in France on the 23rd of July. He was detached to the 11th A.I.F. Battalion on the 26th of July and back to his unit on the 8th of August.
He remained with his unit until the 16th of July 1918 and was granted leave to the U.K. for a second time on the 12th of August, to which he returned on the 2nd of September. Eaton embarked on the 3rd of April 1919 and disembarked at Southampton on the 4th of April 1919, marching in O.S.13 on that date.
Eaton returned to Australia on the 12th of May 1919 after nearly four years' service. He was married on the 8th of August 1923, at St Augustine's Church, Renmark, to Rhoda Hilda Anderson. Eaton passed away on the 22nd of #November 1951, aged 56, and was buried in Renmark Cemetery, South Australia. Rhoda died after him, on the 12th of September 1977, aged 79. Eaton’s grave is dedicated with the following headstone:
"In Loving Memory of George Henry Eaton [1st A.I.F.] Much Loved Husband of Rhoda Hilda 1895–1951."
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