In Memory of
LEONARD ROBERT EACOTT
Driver
65011
13th Div. Ammunition Col., Royal Field Artillery
who died on
Saturday, 27th February 1915. Age 24.
| Additional Information: |
Son of John and Charlotte Eacott, of
Cromhall; husband of Alice Rebecca Eacott, of Bibstone Cottage,
Cromhall, Charfield, Glos. |
Commemorative Information
| Cemetery: |
ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERY, Hampshire,
United Kingdom |
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: |
AF. 1820.
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| Historical Information: |
During the two world wars, the United Kingdom
became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land,
sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000
Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of
servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to
wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or
disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private
memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards.
During both wars, numerous regimental and corps depots were based in and
around Aldershot. At the outbreak of The First World War, if was the
headquarters of the Aldershot Command and of the 1st and 2nd Divisions,
and the Depot of the Royal Army Medical Corps. The North and South
Camps, divided by the Basingstoke Canal, remained in full activity
throughout the War. During the Second World War, some 400,000 Canadian
servicemen were trained there. Aldershot Military Cemetery is a
permanent military cemetery, the property of the Ministry of Defence.
The Commission is responsible for the care of graves of both world wars
within the cemetery. There are 690 First World War graves in the
cemetery, the earliest bears the date 5th August 1914, and the latest
11th August 1921. Many of these graves are in plot AF. The 129 Second
World War graves are in groups in various plots, the largest group in
plot A containing 86 graves. |
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