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	7 Nov 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	12 Nov 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