Major Ethelbert Eldridge Meek
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Meek,
Ethelbert Eldridge
Date of birth: 1877-11-26
Place of birth: Truro Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. H.L. Meek (wife), 2121 Scarth St., Regina, Saskatchewan
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): surgeon
Occupation (normalized): General Surgeon
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-05-30
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Bagneux British Cemetery, III. A. 28.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
Rank detail
- Major (Army).
- Captain (Army).
- Captain (Army). ? to 1918-05-30
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: memorial erected at the Manitoba Medical College , Winnipeg, Manitoba
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 57727
LAC ID:
194590
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B6095-S007
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Ella Jeanne and the late Benjamin Meek of 1900 Comox St., Vancouver; husband of Hattie Louise Meek of 8 Royal George Apartments, Regina, Saskatchewan.
On duty in operating theatre of No. 3 Canadian Stationery Hospital, DOULLENS when it was wrecked by a bomb dropped from an enemy aeroplane. So severely wounded that death ensued the following day.
Uploader's Research notes: [Captain Army Canadian Army Medical Corps 3rd Canadian General Hospital Captain Army Canadian Army Medical Corps 68th Battalion Major Army Canadian Army Medical Corps 8th Canadian General Hospital ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-29