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John Richard Charles MEEKS

Regimental number4568
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSawyer
Address208 Military Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr J W Meeks, 208 Military Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 3 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row B, Grave No. 15), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
41
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Catherine MEEKS, 2 Hardie Street, North Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Manly, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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