We remember Robert Samuel Meadwell

We remember Robert Samuel Meadwell

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1882
sibling Annie Chapman Barwell Source:8663421 1882
1888
sibling William Frank Meadwell Source:8663421 1888
1890
birth Glaston, near Uppingham, Rutland United Kingdom Source:8663423 21st August 1890
1894
sibling Frederick James Twin Of Katherine Louisa Meadwell Source:8663421 1894
1894
sibling Katherine Louisa Twin Of Frederick James Meadwell Source:8663421 1894
1896
sibling Thomas Henry Meadwell Source:8663421 1896
1897
sibling Ernest William Aka Willie Meadwell Source:8663421 1897
1901
dates Age 10 Source:8663420 31st March 1901
1901
location Morcott, Rutland United Kingdom parents address Source:8663420 31st March 1901
1902
sibling Alice Mary Meadwell Source:8663421 1902
1911
dates Age 20 Source:8663423 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Shepherd Guy Fenwick of The Elms Farm Morcott, Rutland United Kingdom Source:8663423 2nd April 1911
1911
location Morcott, Rutland United Kingdom parents address Source:8663421 2nd April 1911
1915
dates Age 24 Source:8663423 1st January 1915
1915
enlistment Uppingham, Rutland United Kingdom Source:8663423 1st January 1915
1915
service British Army Private 16520 Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8663423 1st January 1915 - 15th September 1916
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:2994625 9th May 1915 - 15th September 1916
1916
dates Age 26 Source:8663423 15th September 1916
1916
death Killed in Action "Killed by machine gun fire at Morval, France [during the Battle of the Somme". Robert Samuel is recorded on a memorial for the missing of the Somme]. He was 26. Morval, Nord-Pas-de-Calais France Source:7429113 Source:8663423 15th September 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 2C and 3A Source:7429113

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert Samuel
Initials RS
Last Name Meadwell
Source 7429113
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Morcott, Rutland United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Morcott, Rutland United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 16520 Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Catherine Aka Kate Meadwell nee Barwell mother
William Meadwell father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Chapman Barwell step-sister 1882
William Frank Meadwell brother 1888
Alice Mary Meadwell sister 1902
Frederick James Twin Of Katherine Louisa Meadwell brother 1894
Katherine Louisa Twin Of Frederick James Meadwell sister 1894
Thomas Henry Meadwell brother 1896
Ernest William Aka Willie Meadwell brother 1897

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Keith22624
Leicestershire and Rutland Soldiers Died 1914-1920 Keith22624

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A Leicestershire Regiment Cap Badge Keith22624

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