George Morton Eden
George Morton Eden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1806 Ashtead, Surrey |
| Died | November 1862 Bern, Switzerland |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Western 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
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 was served as Colonel of 50th Regiment of Foot from 1861 to 1862.[4]
References
- ^ "New Army List". 1851. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Appointment of Major-General Eden". Hansard. 7 June 1861. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Standing Orders of the Western District". W.V. Harris. 1858. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Colonels of the 50th Regiment of Foot". British Empire. Retrieved 3 December 2015.