We remember James Joseph Meechan

We remember James Joseph Meechan

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Timeline

Timeline

1876
birth Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland United Kingdom Source:5717870 Source:8512172 23rd June 1876
1879
sibling Esther Source:8512172 1879
1882
sibling John Source:8512172 1882
1891
employment Coal Miner Source:8512172 1891
1891
location Shanks Street, New Monkland, Lanarkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8512172 1891
1915
enlistment Source:5717870 14th October 1915
1915
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 222402 Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment) 85th Battalion Source:8512150 14th October 1915
1917
location Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada their own address Source:8512150 1917
marriage Isabella Source:5717870
1917
death France Source:8512150 13th June 1917
burial Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery Souchez CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France XXIX A18 Source:8512150

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James Joseph
Initials JJ
Last Name Meechan
Source 8512150
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada their own address known 1917
Shanks Street, New Monkland, Lanarkshire United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 222402 Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment) 85th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ann mother
John Meechan father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Esther sister 1879
John brother 1882
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Isabella wife
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Light Blue Brown
DateHeightSource
1915 5'8"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1915 Roman Catholic

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Selena49658
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658

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Multimedia

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James' grave Selena49658
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery Souchez Selena49658

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