Private James Joseph Meechan
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Meechan,
James Joseph
Date of birth: 1876-06-23
Place of birth: Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs Isabella Meecham (wife), Dominion #4, Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): miner
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-06-13
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, XXIX. A. 18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 222402
Highest Rank:
Private
(85th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Trenches in front of LENS
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 583390
LAC ID:
193068
Service file: B6093-S042
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John and Ann Scullion Meechan, of Ardrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland; husband of Isabel B. Meechan, of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 85th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20