MCMEEKIN, Henry Parker
| Service Numbers: | Commissioned Officer, 927 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edenhope, Vic., 1886 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Book and Store Keeper's Assistant |
| Died: | Manly, NSW, 20 August 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Privately Cremated |
| Memorials: | Canberra Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 19th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 927, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 927, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Rev Samuel McMEEKIN and Catherine Naish nee SCOTT, 6 Woolton Avenue, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria
Military Cross
'During the attack, on the 11th August 1918, near Framerville, east of Amiens, he led his men to their objective with great gallantry and skill in the face of heavy fire from numerous machine guns, and it was due to his splendid example that the line rushed forward without the slightest hesitation at any moment. He personally captured a heavy machine gun and several prisoners.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67
Date: 3 June 1919
McMEEKIN.—August 20, 1943, at Manly, Henry Parker McMeekin, M.C., late Captain 19th Batt., 5th Brigade, 1st A.I.F., of Customs Dept., Sydney, formerly of Canberra, dearly beloved husband of Zadie M. McMeekin, of No. 7 Darley Road, Manly, and loving father of Derenice, aged 57 years. Privately cremated, Northern Suburbs, August 21, 1943
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