Eades, Alexander George

Age: 20
Date of birth: 1898

Parents: Alexander and Lucy Emma
Wife:
Address: 9 Market Street

Occupation:

Alexander was baptised at St Paul’s Church on December 14th December 1898.  His parents were Alexander and Lucy Emma.

Alexander senior died the following year in Warwick Infirmary, on 24th August 1899.

Lucy remarried, to John Turner, and in 1901 Alexander was living with his mother and step-father at 3 Market Street.  He had two sisters Lucy Julia (5) and Sarah Beatrice (1).  Also living at that address were his grandparents, George and Sarah Newey.

The 1911 census shows Alexander, aged 12, living with his grandmother, Sarah Newey at 7 Bowling Green Street. The Mrs Robbins mentioned in the Warwick Advertiser notice (below) is one of Lucy’s younger sisters, Sarah. She had married Henry (Harry) Robbins in 1897 and in 1911 they were living at No.5 Edwards Court, Market Street with their 3 surviving children.

Warwick Advertiser 21st September 1918

This shrine slip was submitted by one of Alexander’s sisters

Military Service

Rank & Number: Private, 227031
Regiment/Service: 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Brigade/Division: 99th Brigade, 2nd Division
Date of death: Friday, August 23, 1918
Cause of death/Battle: Killed in Action - Battle of Albert
Commemorated/Buried: Mory Abbey Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais
Awards: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated locally at: St Pauls Church, Westgate School

Contributors

  • Warwick Advertiser excerpts and Shrine Application courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office
  • Unlocking Warwick Research Group

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