Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article - Friday February 9th, 1917

LOCAL CHIT CHAT

Private A. B. Eagles, of the Leicestershire Regiment, has arrived at his home at Whitwick on sick leave, after being in hospital six months. Through being blown up by a shell and falling on his right arm, he has lost the use of that limb, though it is hoped that he will regain that in time. He is 23 years of age, and the son of Mr J. W. Eagles, of the Coalville Urban Council’s gasworks, at Whitwick. Before the war, Private Eagles was chief clerk at Bridlington gasworks.

Coalville Times article - Friday 2nd August, 1918

Wedding

The wedding took place at Melton Mowbray Wesleyan Chapel, on Thursday last week of Miss Frances Ellen Thurman, of Melton, and the Rev. James Ed. Eagles, of Whitwick, who is over on leave from Palestine, where he has been acting as chaplain to the Forces. The Rev. John Gill, another Army chaplain, from Aldershot, performed the ceremony in the presence of a good number of friends. The bride was accompanied by her sister, Miss Mary Thurman, as bridesmaid, and Mr A. B. Eagles, (brother of the bridegroom) acted as best man. The Rev. J. E. Eagles is returning to Palestine on August 10th.

Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 19/10/2017