Private Robert Walter McMeekin

1882 - 1917  (34 years)

• Name	Robert Walter McMeekin
  Prefix	Private
  Born	10 Aug 1882	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [1, 2]
  		McMeekin,RobertW.-WW1.jpg
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Service #730764
  Occupation	1916	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	laborer
  Misfortune	1917
  	Killed in WW1
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Residence	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-128199
  Died	6 Apr 1917	near, Villers-au-Bois, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [2]
  Buried	Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France
  Person ID	I128199	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert McMeekin,   b. 31 Mar 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1934  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Bell,   b. 15 Jan 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jun 1937, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F49329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline "Carrie" Schoenau,   b. 5 Feb 1877, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jul 1923, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1904	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F49328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Robert Walter Mc Meekin Birth Date: 10 Aug 1882 Birth Location: Galt Waterloo Co Residence: Preston, Ontario Relative: Carrie Mc Meekin Relationship: Wife Regiment Number: 730764 [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. Robert Walter McMeekin Death Date: 6 Apr 1917 Rank: Private Unit: 52nd Battalion Service number: 730764 [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Aug 1882 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Oct 1904 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - laborer - 1916 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Apr 1917 - near, Villers-au-Bois, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Buried - - Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth