Frederick EYTON

Frederick Eyton was born on 24 March 1862 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. His parents were Thomas and Mary Ann (née Charlesworth) Eyton. He attended Scotch in 1875. 

Frederick was a Victorian Railways Worker before the war.  

Frederick died on 13 April 1918 at Paddington, England. He was 56 years of age.

Service record

Frederick died as a munitions worker (No. B/940) in England, and his death is commemorated as a war death by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He may be one of 67 munitions workers who died of influenza.

Frederick Eyton is buried in the Fulham New Cemetery, North Sheen, Surrey, England.

Sources:

1. Australian War Memorial – Roll of Honour
2. Mishura Scotch Database. The school’s Archivist, Paul Mishura, identified Frederick as a Scotch War death in 2010. His name was added to the Memorial Hall Honour Roll in 2015.