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Charles
"Moth"
Eaton
OBE AFC
Born in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Son of William Walpole Eaton
and Grace Maude (Martin) Eaton
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Beatrice (Godfrey) Eaton
— married
11 Jan 1919 in Shepherds Bush, London, England, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
at age 83
in Frankston, Victoria, Australia
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Group Captain Charles Eaton OBE AFC was a senior officer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and later served as a diplomat. During the First World War he had served in the British Army and saw action on the Western Front before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps.
Charles Eaton was born on 21st December 1895 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of William Eaton, a butcher, and his wife Grace Martin. [1]
Charles married Beatrice Godfrey on 11th January 1919 in St Thomas' Church, Shepherd's Bush, London. [2]
Aged almost 84 years, he passed away on 12th November 1979 in Frankston, Victoria. [3] He was survived by his wife and two sons.
Sources
- ↑ UK FreeBMD Birth Index Mar qtr 1896, vol 1d, page 369
- ↑ UK FreeBMD Marriage Index Mar qtr 1919, vol 1a, page 507; registered at Hammersmith
- ↑ Victoria Death Index #26023/1979
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Categories: Frankston, Victoria | Lambeth, Surrey (London) | Shepherds Bush, Middlesex (London) | Royal Flying Corps, World War I | No. 12 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, World War II | Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) | Mentioned in Despatches | Officers of the Order of the British Empire | Australia, Notables in the Military | Notables