Lieutenant-General George Morton Eden (10 May 1806 – November 1862) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.
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 |
Military career edit
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 edit
- ^ "New Army List". 1851. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Appointment of Major-General Eden". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 7 June 1861. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ Standing Orders of the Western District. W. V. Harris. 1858.
- ^ "Colonels of the 50th Regiment of Foot". British Empire. Retrieved 3 December 2015.