Herbert MEATCHEM

MEATCHEM, Herbert

Service Number: 22244
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 27th Australian Field Artillery Battery
Born: North Williamstown, Melbourne Victoria, date not yet discovered
Home Town: North Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Fitter and Turner
Died: Died of wounds, Belgium, 6 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Nine Elms British Cemetery
Plot IV, Row A, Grave 6 Headstone Inscription "UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY",
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

20 May 1916: Involvement 22244, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916: Embarked 22244, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
6 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22244, 27th Australian Field Artillery Battery, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 22244 awm_unit: 27th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-06

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of John and Jane MEATCHEM; Brother of Jacob MEATCHEM of 128 John St., Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.