Sir Anthony Eden-PM.MC.PC. born an aristocrat near Durham town handsome debonair of great renown a commissioned officer in the first world war the Military Cross for great valour the battlefield he left behind to Oxford intellectuals he took his mind Arabic and Persian was his choice he quietly studied spared his voice at 23 years his future looked bright already conditioned to fight the good fight a passion for politics turned his head the Foreign Office he made his bed Chamberlian! Chamberain! what is this appeasement! when and how is this Im going Chamberlain ive had enough did you not see Hitlers bluff but Chamberlain quickly took the point swiftly resigning his nose out of joint as Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony was back helping Churchill form a coalition pack Minister for War this quiet man became building the home guard, making his name in ‘55 his ambitions matured As PM destiny assured In ‘56 stormy waters he met President Nasser he would not abet blocking the Suez and Straits of Tiran Israels destruction the master plan ill in body but mind alert Britains will he would assert with French and Israelis upon the attack Egyptian armies we swiftly did sack Russia and America ask us to leave Israel's safety the UN would proceed making him open the Straits of Tiran unblocking the canal his workmen began Sir Anthony later would resign For years his health had been in decline In '77 this great Englishman would die St Mary's in Wiltshire his body does lie I considered it a great honour to drop with 3 Parachute group,The French foreign Legion, [paratroops] The Israeli [paratroops] that took the Mitla pass. Great Britain! Vive le France! Shalom Israel © 2002 Sir Anthony, you were right.. JB a coy 3 para group. Arial Sharon was a commander in the Israeli attack
Archive on 4 - Sir Anthony Eden - BBC Sounds BBC Audio - 60 mins. BBC Sounds - "Available for over a year" Former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd uses the BBC Archives to explore the life of his predecessor Anthony Eden. Eden's reputation is forever associated with the 1956 Suez crisis, but Hurd begins his journey much earlier with rare recordings of his radio talks and speeches from the 1930s before becoming Foreign Secretary at the age of 38. He goes on to explore Eden's role in the front line of Churchill's government and his central role in settling the Indo-Chinese War in 1954. Producer: Phil Tinline First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2008.
WW1 Medals up for sale: The historic great war military cross group of medals to captain (robert) anthony eden | Woolley and Wallis Woolley & Wallis auctions 22nd June 2021 Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000 The historic Great War Military Cross group of medals to Captain (Robert) Anthony Eden, King's Royal Rifle Corps, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957: Military Cross, George V; British War Medal 1914-20 (CAPT. R.A. EDEN), Victory Medal (CAPT. R. A. EDEN), Jubilee Medal 1935, Coronation Medal 1937, Coronation Medal 1953, the last three unnamed as issued; mounted for wearing and with tailor's copy MID emblem to the Victory Medal, good very fine or better; together with two mounted sets of corresponding dress miniatures, one pre and one post 1953. Best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955-57, as a young man Robert Anthony Eden was involved in the formation of the 21st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps (Yeoman Rifles) during the First World War. He was a member of Eton College Officer Training Corps, and the outbreak of the War had found him eager, like many of his generation, to find a place in a regiment. His brother Jack was killed in action in 1914, and this seems only to have quickened his enthusiasm. His initial efforts were hampered by poor eyesight, but his chance came when a family friend, the Earl of Feversham, set about raising the new battalion. Eden went with the Yeoman Rifles to the Western Front as a junior officer and his early exploits included an abortive trench raid following which he led the hazardous rescue of a dangerously wounded Sergeant. The battalion was deployed to the Somme front in September 1916 where its commander Lord Feversham was killed in action, and his replacement appointed the young Eden as his Adjutant, in which capacity he gave exemplary service. His M.C. was gazetted in June 1917, shortly before he went into action following the detonation of the mine under Messines Ridge at the start of the 3rd Battle of Ypres. All sources indicate that Eden was not only very brave; but that he was also compassionate and highly principled, with a deeply felt concern and respect for the men under his command. This courageous and intelligent officer went on to have a distinguished career in politics, becoming an opponent of appeasement during the 1930s, and then playing a vital role in Winston Churchill's cabinet during the Second World War. He served as Prime Minister between 1955 and 1957, and it is believed that this is the first time that the medals of a British Prime minister have been offered at auction. Military Cross: London Gazette, 4th June 1917.
