Company Serjeant Major A/20049 Frederick Samuel Eyden
Regiment/Unit: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) - 16th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 30
Date of death: 9th of April 1917
Born: Rugby, Warwickshire
Resided: Canada
Burial / Memorial: Ecoivres Military Cemetery Mont-St Eloi - V. F. 10.
Family details:
Son of Mr. and the late Mrs. H. Eyden, of 28, Harboro Rd., Northampton; husband of Lily Howarth Eyden, of 10, Clifton Terrace, St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 14 years old Frederic Samuel is living at 13 Windle Street, St Helens with parents Harry (47), Jane (44) and five siblings: Jane Elizabeth (16), [cas=1626]Jack F Eyden[/cas] (11), Cosby Isabel (9), [cas=1625]Harry S Eyden[/cas] (8), [cas=1833]James White Eyden[/cas] (6). 1911 Census: The Eyden family lived at Deane Villas on Prescot Road, St Helens. Head of Household Harry, aged 57 and a native of Northamptonshire, had been married for 28 years to Jane, who originated from Stafford. Harry was an Accountant for Coal Tolls. Their children were Grace, 26, and Frederick Samuel (24), both born in Rugby, [cas=1626]Jack F Eyden[/cas] (21), born in Huddersfield, Cicely (19) and [cas=1625]Harry S Eyden[/cas] (18), both born in Newton-le-Willows, and [cas=1833]James White Eyden[/cas], (16), born in St Helens. Frederick and [cas=1626]Jack F Eyden[/cas] were both Clerks on the railways while [cas=1625]Harry S Eyden[/cas] worked as a clerk for BI & HC Ltd in Prescot
Notes:
[note=4]Four Eyden brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=5]Remembered On The Christ Church Memorial[/url] Worked for the Canadian National Railways. Previously saw service with the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada.
[note=4]Four Eyden brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=5]Remembered On The Christ Church Memorial[/url] Worked for the Canadian National Railways. Previously saw service with the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada.
Frederick attested to the army on December 18th 1914 at Winnipeg, Canada. He was married and recorded his date of birth as 22nd April 1886 and his next of kin as his wife, Lily Spence Eyden of 197 Spence, WInnipeg.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Eyden_F_Canadian.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[center][pic2]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/20049Eyden_Echo19170504_zps68c9f3a2.png[/pic2][/center][caption]Liverpool Echo 04/05/1917.[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_ext/1627wd1.png[/pic][caption]War Diary extract of the attack in which Sjt Eyden was killed[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/F_S_Eyden1_zpse6e11aa9.jpg[/pic][caption]Canadian National Railways Roll Of Honour.[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/F_S_Eyden2_zps9037d616.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of CSM Frederick Samuel Eyden at
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi.[/caption]
