Basic Details
Surname
Meakin
Forenames
Thomas
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 19 Searjent Street.

(CWGC records that Second Lieutenant T Meakin died on 21/10/1918 serving in 11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, and is buried in grave I.C.19 at St Souplet British Cemetery in France. Thomas' address for Probate was 19 Searjent Street, Peterborough; Harry Meakin was his executor. On the 1911 census Thomas had been living at 128 Walpole Street in Peterborough; he was aged 19 and his place of birth was given as Wellington, Shropshire. On the 1901 census he had been living with his parents Harry and Elizabeth at 16 Foundry Road, Wellington, Shropshire).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Leicesters
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
11th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
2nd Lieut
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
October
Day of death
21
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
19 Sergeant St
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial