Private Arthur Eden (1885-1916)

Service No: 10457 – 2^nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Private Arthur Eden was born in Wroxall, Warwickshire, in 1885 to John Eden, a domestic gardener, and his wife, Maria Whitmore, who had married in Rowington, Warwickshire in June 1871.

The family moved around quite a lot, but by 1911 had settled in New Street, Castle Bromwich.

The family had a history of military service which prompted the King to send them a letter congratulating them on the family’s spirit of patriotism and devotion to their Sovereign and Empire.  Two of the brothers died in the war, with Arthur being the first to be killed, on 26th May 1916, whilst serving as a Private with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. His younger brother, Frank, was killed two months later.