Private John EricEaston

Army Number : 2425

Battalion : 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at

Swinderby, Lincolnshire. Son of Harry and Amy Easton, of the School House, Swinderby. Lincs.He was a iron Monger at J. C Howitt & Sons, Hardware shop, Newark, before enlisting, 11th September 1914 at Newark. He went to France 2nd March 1915 and was admitted to 50 Casualty Clearing Station suffering from jaundice 214th July 1915He was treated at no. 2 general Hospital, Le Havre and returned to his battalion 17th September 1915 He was killed in action, 4th April 1916, aged 19.during the German shelling of the trenches to the East of Mont St. Eloi.

Died :

Buried : Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Plot 1. Row B. Grave 4.

He is also commemorated All Saint Church war Memorial, Swinderby.