Personal data
| Name | Eccles |
|---|---|
| Initials | C.G. |
| Christian name | Charley Gordon |
| Family | Son of R. Herbert Eccles and Jean M. Eccles, of Dingleton, Melrose, Roxburghshire. Native of Darwen, Lancs. |
Extra information
- Information
- Educated at King's Worcester. Keen athlete.
- Information 2
- On leaving he entered Lloyds Bank at Manchester, later took up an appointment on a sugar plantation in Bhicampore, India, before moving to a rubber estate in the Federated Malay States.
Military data
| Rank | 2nd Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 8 Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 24 Division; |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 29 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery II.F.20. Personal inscription: UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS |
Other information
- Information 1
- Signed Visitors' Book on 13 February 1916
- Information 2
- Transferred to 41 Squadron, R.F.C. Shot down by anti-aircraft.
Media
Sources
- Source 1
- VB 1, p.41