MEUDELL, Collin Grant
| Service Number: | 6976 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cowwarr, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Accident, France, 10 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France |
| Memorials: | Cowwarr Roll of Honor, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6976, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6976, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6976, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 6976, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged to the Royal Flying Corps with rank of 2nd Lieutenant | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Involvement Royal Flying Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Colin Grant Meudell had enlisted in the 4th Field Artillery Brigade, AIF and served in France until November 1916. He was killed on active service on the 10 August 1917 in France after joining the Royal Flying Corps on 16 March 1917. 2nd Lt. Meudell’s aircraft was brought down when a looping aircraft crashed into his machine. His observer, Airman Arthur Lawson was also killed in the Sopwith 1½ Strutter from No 43 Squadron RFC. Both are buried in the Lapugnoy Cemetery, France. Colin Meudell was 24 years old, from Kew in Victoria and was educated at Trinity Grammar School. He too was a member of the Melbourne Cricket Club. His father, William Grant Meudell was a well-known Melbourne accountant. In a memorial notice published in the Melbourne Argus, someone inserted the message “The star of duty shed its ray, to show our boy, the Empire's way.” His parents both died just before the war and his next of kin was his only brother, William Grant Meudell. William also served throughout the war with the 7th Field Artillery Brigade AIF.