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Private James Joseph Meechan

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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 this.
CWGC ID: 583390
LAC ID: 193068
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
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