Raymond Eldon
Birth 1896 Death 12th Apr 0918 PteColestream Guards
Service #12535
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 32, Jubilee Street, Wallsend, Northumberland |
| Residence 1911 Census | 117 Denham Terrace, Wallsend Northumberland. |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | R.C. |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Pit Pony Driver |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | James and Mary Maria Eldon (née Glanville.) Married 1896 Whitehaven |
| Siblings | James Watson, Joseph Edward and Mary Agnes |
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| Remarriage of Widow | |
| Children's Christian Name(s) | |
| Family Connection to Roll of Honour | Nephew of John Stafford |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Colestream Guards |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 3rd |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pte |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 12535 |
| Date of Enlistment | 5 Sept 1914 |
| Place of Enlistment | Newcastle |
| Other Regiment | |
| Other Battalion | |
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| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | Theatre of War: France Date Entered: 9 February 1915 |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 21 |
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| Date of Death | 12th Apr 0918 |
| Regiment at Death | Colestream Guards |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 3rd Battalion No. 3 Company |
| Rank at Death | Lc. Cpl. |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
| Service Number at Death | 12535 |
| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | |
| Battle at Death | |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION |
| Grave Position | I. F. 19 |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/539900/ELDON,%20RAYMOND |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial |
| Notes | Newcastle Evening Chronicle - 7 May 1918: Killed in action, 12th April, 1918, aged 21½ years, Lance-Corporal Raymond Eldon, 12535, Coldstream Guards, dearly beloved oldest son of James and Mary Eldon, of 32, Jubilee Street, Wallsend, grandson of James and Ellen Eldon, also grandson of the late Richard and Mary Glanville, Cleator Moor. Deeply mourned by his sorrowing father and mother, brothers and sister. May his reward be as great as his sacrifice. R.I.P. Cumberland papers please copy. Newcastle Journal - 14 May 1918: DEATHS. Mr and Mrs Jas. Eldon, 32, Jubilee Street, Wallsend, have received news that their son, Lance-Corporal Raymond Eldon, Coldstream Guards, was killed on April 12. Newcastle Evening Chronicle - 12 April 1919: Eldon. - In loving memory of our dear son, Lance-Corporal Raymond Eldon, 3rd Coldstream Guards, killed in action April 12, 1918, aged 21 years. He sleeps beside his comrades, In a hallowed grave unknown, But his name is written in letters of love, In the hearts he left at home. Deeply mourned and sadly missed by his loving father and mother, brothers and sister. R.I.P. Also my dear sister, Mable Coles (nee Glanville) who died at Paunton, March 19, 1918, aged 28 years. Thy will be done. |
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