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Oct 17, 1879
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Born at Wakefield England
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Jan 8, 1916
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Attested into the 98th
Battalion at St Catharines Ontario
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Number
210301
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Next
of kin given as Emma Eden (wife) of Campden PO, Ontario
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Address
later changed to 217 John St. S., Hamilton Ontario, then to 174
Grosvenor Cr, Hamilton Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Farm Owner
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Previous
military experience given as 1 year in the York and Lancaster Regiment
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Religion
given as Church of England
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Assigned
to “D” Company
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Feb 28, 1916
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9 days pay deducted for being Absent
Without Leave for 9 days
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Mar 30, 1916
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$2.00 pay deducted for a fine
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Apr 16, 1916
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Absent Without Leave for 3 days and
awarded 168 hours detention
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May 6, 1916
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Absent Without Leave for 7 days and
forfeits 7 days pay
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Jun 4, 1916
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Absent Without Leave until June 13 and
forfeits 9 days pay
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Jul 16, 1916
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Embarked the SS Lapland at Halifax
The service file indicates that he
embarked on July 8, but shipping records show that the Lapland sailed
on July 16.
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Jul 25, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool England and
proceeded to Otterpool Camp near Hythe, Kent
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Aug 16, 1916
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Absent Without Leave until August 24
and forfeits 9 days pay
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Oct 4, 1916
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Transferred to 21st
Battalion
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Oct 5, 1916
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Arrived at No 2 CIBD (Canadian
Infantry Base Depot) and TOS 21st Battalion
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Oct 14, 1916
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Left to join unit
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Oct 16, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
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Nov 5, 1916
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Proceeded on Stokes Gun Course
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Nov 15, 1916
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from course
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Dec 14, 1916
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Attached to the 4th
Canadian Trench Mortar Battery
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Jan 12, 1917
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Admitted to No 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with Epididmitis, Traumatic (an infection of the testes)
then transferred to No 4 CFA
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Jan 14, 1917
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Transferred to No 18 CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station)
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Jan 16, 1917
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Transferred to No 1 Canadian General
Hospital at Etaples
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Jan 29, 1917
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Transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot
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Jan 31, 1917
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Classified Class
“A” and transferred to the Details Camp at Etaples
for duty
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Feb 6, 1917
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TOS “A” Detail at
CBD (Canadian Base Detail)
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Feb 21, 1917
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Left CBD for the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Feb 24, 1917
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Arrived at 2nd
Entrenching Battalion and TOS 21st Battalion
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Mar 3, 1917
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Left to join unit
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Mar 4, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from hospital
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Mar 22, 1917
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Attached to the 4th
CMG (Canadian Machine Gun) Company
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Apr 9, 1917
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Killed in action during the action at
Vimy Ridge
Lichfield
Crater Cemetery
Thelus France
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British War Medal, Victory Medal,
Death Plaque, Scroll and Memorial Cross sent to widow at 174 Grosvenor
Ave, Hamilton Ontario
Memorial Cross sent to mother, Mrs
Sarah Eden, at Bartonville Ontario
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2010
For the 7 nights
leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers
were projected onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres.
At the same time, the same names were being
broadcast via the internet to schools across Belgium and Canada. The image above shows the
opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below is the name
of Albert Eden being projected on that wall.
Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night
9,700 names were shown.
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