WORLD WAR I

Bingham War Memorial

89984	Private George Eaton	Machine Gun Corps	born 1894
Medal Card	Awarded British and Victory medals. Applied 6th August 1928 for his medals but was outside time limit. Card endorsed “undisposed of”.	Address given: Box 207, New Westminster, BC Canada. NOTE His brother Oliver was also in British Columbia.	Became Canadian Citizen
	No service/pension recs found on Ancestry
Roll of Honour	Served on Western Front with Machine Gun Corps

	Private George Eaton
1894	Born Kingsbridge, Devon
Census 1901	Lived at Littleham, nr Exeter, Devon with: Father: Oliver Mother: Mary Siblings: Mary, b 1890 Bolton, Lancashire Oliver, b. 1891 Kingsbridge, Devon And: John S Philips, b. 1874 Stokenham, Devon Maggie Williams, b.1867 Isle of Man Lucy Howe, b. 1874 Kingsteignton, Devon Charlotte E Grigg, b. 1837 Exmouth	surgeon Groom/Gardener Cook Housemaid Nurse	Father Oliver snr served in WW1. Click on name for details
Census 1911	Boarding pupil in Allhallows School, High St, Honiton Brother Oliver also a live-in pupil		Brother Oliver served in the Navy. Click on name to learn more.
1914	Oliver (jnr) and brother George sailed to Canada on the SS Victoria. Their ages on the passenger manifest tally but unfortunately that list gave no addresses. Both were farmers. The record below suggests George returned to the UK and then left in 1922.
1922	Declaration of passenger to Canada Feb 24th 1922 SS Montcalm Had departed from Canada on Oct 14 1921. Date of previous entry to Canada 1912 (smudged, could be 1914) This appears to confirm he had returned for war service.	Single male, Birth place Bolton, age 27, farmer, returning home to 45 Banatyne Avenue Winnipeg. Had left Canada for a holiday.	Nearest relative in UK Dr O Eaton, Bingham Notts.