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Lt. Henry Eggleton
British Army 56th MG Btn. Machine Gun Corps
from:Jarrow
Henry Eggleton Lieutenant served in the 56th Machine Gun Battalion, Machine Gun Corps part of the Divisional Troops in the 56th London Division (Territorial Force). He died age 23 on the 26th January 1921 and his grave is at Jarrow Cemetery. 9.352. Henry was Born in Newcastle, son of Henry James and Sarah Ellen Eggleton (nee Leonard)of Jarrow. His death is recorded on BMD Index: Deaths Quarter Jan - Mar 1921. Henry Eggleton age 22 S. Shields 10a 1084.
In the 1911 Census the family is living at 86 Bede Burn Road, Jarrow with Henry J. Eggleton age 48 Secretary & Commission Agent for Building Society born St. Nicholas, Durham and Sarah E. Eggleton his wife age 46 born Seaham Harbour. Their eldest daughter is Ellen E. Eggleton, age 21 a Typist & Shorthand writer and their son Henry Eggleton, age 13 were both born in Heaton, Newcastle. Their other daughter Winifred Eggleton, age 8 was born at Forest Hall, Northumberland.
