Major John Redmond Walsingham Meredith
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Meredith,
John Redmond Walsingham
Date of birth: 1878-05-22
Place of birth: London Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Miriam Isadore Meredith, wife. 45 Binscarth Road, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Barrister-at-Law
Occupation (normalized): Lawyer
Address:
45 Binscarth Road, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-11-25
Cause of death:
Accident
Buried:
Toronto (St. James’s) Cemetery, Block. A. Plot C. 53. South.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
Rank detail
- Major (Army). 1916-10-31 to 1916-11-25
- Major (Army). 1916-02-01 to 1916-10-31
- Captain (Army). 1915-11-18 to 1916-02-01
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 426338
LAC ID:
191213
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B6126-S008
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the Honourable Chief Justice Sir William Ralph Meredith of the Supreme Court of Ontario and Lady Mary Meredith (nee Holmes); husband of Miriam Isadore 'Minnie' Meredith (nee Hellmuth, later Wanklyn) married May 3, 1905
Toronto Star - 05 February 1916, pg. 4. It was reported that Lieut. Meredith had gained his field officer certificate as a result of the examinations at the School of Instruction for Officers.
Died suddenly of an overdose of narcotics in the Regent's Palace Hotel, London, England
Uploader's Research notes: 95th Battalion Nominal Roll [Captain Army Canadian Infantry 95th Battalion Major Army Canadian Infantry 95th Battalion Major Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-10-11