Gunner Edward William Meeres
PERSONAL INFORMATION
MILITARY INFORMATION
- Gunner (Army).
- Gunner (Army). 1915-10-12 ?
Military Medal (Third Battle of the Scarpe, attack on Fresnoy and Fresnoy Wood)
Description: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Farbus on May 3rd. During the operations Gnr. Meeres, E. W. and Dvr. Moore, A. E. continuously went through a very heavy enemy barrage in order to discover and mend breaks in the lines. Their excellent work enabled the Battery to engage many opportunity targets and assist in breaking up counter attacks which would not have been possible but for the great courage and coolness displayed by these two men.
Date of award: 1917-05-26
Date of award: 1917-05-03
Source: Medal Citation Card, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2004-01505-5, volume 46.
Comment: London Gazette
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Son of Thomas and Anne H.G. Meeres of Armstrong, British Columbia.
Red Deer News, 18 July 1917, pg. 1:
Word was received by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Meeres, at Clearview, on Friday, that their son, Gunner Edward W. Meeres, of the 19th Battery, had been killed in action on July 3rd. He was 21 years of age. "Ted" first tried to enlist in the 12th Mounted Rifles, but was rejected. Later, when teaching at Coutts, he succeeded in joining the Artillery at Lethbridge. Wthin a month he was in England, when, in order to get to the front more quickly, he voluntarily transferred, and was in the fighting line only six weeks after he enlisted. He was one of the telephone operators for his Battery, and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. "Ted" had the happy knack of making friends wherever he went, and his loss will be regretted by many.
Red Deer News, 25 July 1917, pg. 1:
A photograph of Gnr. Edward Meeres appeared on the front page of this edition.
Red Deer News, 25 July 1917, pg. 1 - Memorial service for Edward Meeres at St. Luke's Church, Red Deer.
Red Deer News, 25 July 1917, pg. 4 - Memorial service for Edward Meeres at St. Luke's Church, Red Deer.
The above articles refer to a memorial service for the following four servicemen:
Sergeant Frank Allen Private Edward Hawley Private Kendall Miller Gunner Edward William Meeres
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
Compiled by M. I. Pirie, researching the Red Deer (Alberta) Cenotaph. [Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 39th Battery Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 20th Battery Military Medal Third Battle of the Scarpe, attack on Fresnoy and Fresnoy Wood For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Farbus on May 3rd. During the operations Gnr. Meeres, E. W. and Dvr. Moore, A. E. continuously went through a very heavy enemy barrage in order to discover and mend breaks in the lines. Their excellent work enabled the Battery to engage many opportunity targets and assist in breaking up counter attacks which would not have been possible but for the great courage and coolness displayed by these two men. London Gazette ]