BORN HULL 1898. SON OF ALBERT AND ANNIE MEADOWS, OF 25, SWANS PLACE, PETERBOROUGH. ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN. A FORMER SOLDIER. HE ENLISTED IN NORTHAMPTON. SERVED WITH THE 6TH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 03/12/1914. AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL (MM) FOR BRAVERY. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 30/09/1918, AGED 20. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER ANNIE GOODE, WHO REMARRIED. HE IS BURIED ON THE SOMME AT DOINGT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
| Name | Arthur Meadows |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Death Date | 30 Sep 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Northampton |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northamptonshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 6th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 9890 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | M.M |
First name:
ARTHUR
Military Number:
9890
Rank:
Private
Date Died
30/09/1918
Place died:
Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
Age:
20
