Edward Eveleigh
Sir Edward Walter Eveleigh,
Early life
Eveleigh was born on 8 October 1917 in
Officer Training Corps, the forerunner to the Combined Cadet Force.[4]
He studied law at
Master of Arts
(MA Oxon), as per tradition.
Career
Military service
Eveleigh was commissioned into the reserve of the
Royal Regiment of Artillery on 29 August 1936 as a second lieutenant.[4] He was called up at the start of World War II and served for six weeks during the Phoney War before returning to his university studies.[1]
Legal career
He took silk in 1961, having been appointed a
Queen's Counsel (QC) on 10 April of that year.[5]
On 25 April 1961, he was appointed a
Burton-upon-Trent.[6]
Arms
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References
- ^ a b c d e Morton, James (9 October 2014). "Sir Edward Eveleigh obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Sir Edward Eveleigh". The Times. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Sir Edward Eveleigh - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "No. 34318". The London Gazette. 28 August 1936. p. 5599.
- ^ "No. 42324". The London Gazette. 11 April 1961. p. 2651.
- ^ "No. 42341". The London Gazette. 28 April 1961. p. 3164.
- ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Wd27 Everleigh, E". Baz Manning. Retrieved 19 December 2020.