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George Morton Eden

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George Morton Eden
Born10 May 1806
Ashtead, Surrey
DiedNovember 1862
Bern, Switzerland
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankLieutenant-General
CommandsWestern District

Lieutenant-General George Morton Eden (10 May 1806 – November 1862) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.

Military career

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Born the fourth son of Sir Frederick Eden, 2nd Baronet and Anne Smith, Eden was commissioned into the 84th Regiment of Foot on 18 July 1822.[1] He subsequently transferred into the 52nd Regiment of Foot and then went to Jamaica, a deployment where many troops died through illness, with the 56th Regiment of Foot.[2] He became General Officer Commanding Western District in 1855.[3] He served as Colonel of 50th Regiment of Foot from 1861 to 1862.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "New Army List". 1851. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Appointment of Major-General Eden". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 7 June 1861. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ Standing Orders of the Western District. W. V. Harris. 1858.
  4. ^ "Colonels of the 50th Regiment of Foot". British Empire. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by GOC Western District
1855–1859
Succeeded by