Private George Arthur Meeks
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1879
Date of Death
25 Nov 1918
Media files and documents
War time / or Pre War occupation
Road worker
Regiment
Service Number
27511, 240216
Place of Birth
Eltisley
World War I Address
43 Cambridge Street
Luton
LU1 3QT
Place of Death
United Kingdom
Grave Location
Rothesay Road Cemetery
Rothesay Road
Luton
LU1 1QX
War Memorial Location
Luton ward
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2746217/MEEKS, %20G%20A , 3rd July 2014
George Arthur Meeks died at Wardown Park V.A.D. Hospital in November 1918, shortly after the armistice had been declared.
He was the son of Jesse and Dinah Meeks, a Cambridgeshire Gamekeeper and his wife.
He had 3 older brothers and 1 older sister, and at the beginning of the war he enlisted with the 9th Battalion The Bedfordshire Regiment, but was swiftly transferred to the 432nd Agricultural Coy. Labour Corps, service number 240216
He served with the Labour Corps until his death in 1918.
Individual Location
Author: David
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