Lives of the First World War

Type	Name
First Names	Robert Andrew
Initials	RA
Last Name	Eakin
Source	2359609

Gender	Source
Male

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire	United Kingdom	school/college address	known 1901

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army		King's Shropshire Light Infantry	1st Battalion	Lieutenant
British Army		King's Shropshire Light Infantry	1st Battalion	Captain

Award	Type	Source
1914 Star with Clasp	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Dr. James Wilson Eakin	father

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Deborah102878
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Deborah102878
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Deborah102878
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription	Deborah102878

Reference	Connected by	More information
Casualty record, Robert Andrew Eakin, Commonwealth War Graves Commission website	Albertina54047
"How Interesting!" Greenford Magna article (2011) by Neil Richardson and Peter Hounsell	Albertina54047
UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960	Deborah102878

Title	Connected by	More information
Grave of Robert Andrew Eakin	Albertina54047
Inscription on grave of Robert Andrew Eakin.	Albertina54047
Together We Aspire, Together We Achieve	Deborah102878
WO76/151	john14663

ID: 2359609

Reference: WO372/6

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3348951
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2362162

Credit: © The National Archives

ID: 7614688

Name: Greenford (Holy Cross) churchyard, Commonwealth War Graves Commission website

Title: Casualty record, Robert Andrew Eakin, Commonwealth War Graves Commission website

Description: Casualty record, Robert Andrew Eakin, Greenford (Holy Cross) churchyard, Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

Connected by: Albertina54047

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/388944/EAKIN,%20R%20A
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Additional: First, middle and surname match, as does reference to battalion and regiment.

ID: 7614702

Name: Robert Andrew Eakin - The Parish of Greenford Magna

Title: "How Interesting!" Greenford Magna article (2011) by Neil Richardson and Peter Hounsell

Description: Article written in 2011 for the newsletter of the Parish of Greenford Magna (Greenford, London Borough of Ealing) by Neil Richardson and Peter Hounsell. Mr Hounsell undertook research into the background of R. A. Eakin, revealing the true details of his death, the date of which is not that on the gravestone.

Connected by: Albertina54047

URL: http://www.greenfordmagna.info/documents/magna/2011_11%20-%2004%20-%20How%20Interesting.pdf
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ID: 7614704

Title: Grave of Robert Andrew Eakin

Description: Grave of Robert Andrew Eakin, Holy Cross churchyard, Ferrymead Gardens/Oldfield Lane South, Greenford, London Borough of Ealing.

Connected by: Albertina54047

ID: 7615413

Title: Inscription on grave of Robert Andrew Eakin.

Description: Inscription on grave of Robert Andrew Eakin, Holy Cross churchyard, Ferrymead Gardens/Oldfield Lane South, Greenford, London Borough of Ealing. Shows date of death as 25th September 1918 (it should be 24th September 1917) and correct rank at time of death as Captain, 1st King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Compare with CWGC Casualty record for this burial.

Connected by: Albertina54047

ID: 8805798

Title: Together We Aspire, Together We Achieve

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