Basic Details
Surname
Eden
Forenames
Simon Gascoigne
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the college website (see references) states: ‘Simon was born in the autumn of 1924 in Battle, Sussex, the eldest son of Anthony Eden and his first wife, Beatrice Helen Beckett. His father, later, became Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Anthony Eden, K.G., M.C., P.C., B.A., D.C.L., J.P., M.P. for Warwick and Leamington, 1923-1957, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1955-1957,
He was educated at Eton and matriculated in 1942. He was up at Christ Church for a year. He was a navigator with the 62nd Squadron RAF VR, serving in Burma when he went missing in June 1945. His death was later confirmed as having occurred on June 23rd 1945. His obituary notice in The Times on August 8th 1945, asked for no letters. He is buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery Coll. grave 25. J. 9-12. His CWGC record states that he was a Pilot Officer but the Times notice on August 8th 1945 gives his rank as Sergeant.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Burma (Myanmar)
Country of burial
Burma (Myanmar)
Town of burial
Yangon
Cemetery
Taukkyan War Cemetery
Year of death
1945
Month of death
June
Day of death
23
Manner of death reference
Missing