247680 L/Cpl. Harry Eaton British Army 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment from:Wollaston, Northants Harry Eaton was married with two children when he joined up in 1915. He fought all through the war (although I think he was wounded in 1916 also but can't verify this) with the 6th Northants until 8th of August 1918 when he received a gunshot wound to his head and was taken to No.3 Canadian Hospiatl at Dannes Camiens Hospital. He was taken back to Britain. When recovered he spent the rest of the war training troops in Gas procedures. Once when he was in the field, in a crater under fire, a man (a pub Landlord from Harrold) I believe, in another crater shouted "all Northants over here" so he ran over to regroup and a shell obliterated the crater he had been in.
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