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James Raphael Meade

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Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4886). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4886). CC BY-NC …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Raphael AWMM
  • Surname
    Meade AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 8/3350 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Gore, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs M. Meade (mother), Brook Street, Sintry, Victoria, Australia AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 November 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/3350 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • James Meade was the son of Cornelius and Mary Meade, of Brook St., Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. AWMM
    • James Raphael is my grandmothers brother, he is the 8th child of Cornelius and Mary Meade and one of two brothers that fought in WW1. James' family remained in Sunbury and his sister, Bridget Agnes married into the Evans family who were one of the first settlers and pioneering family of Sunbury. Public - Irene - Other Relative - 20 July 2015 - Family papers
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    1 October 1916 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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  • James Raphael Meade - remembering him today in his home town of Sunbury, Victoria, Australia
    Both James and his brother Sylvester fought WW1 and their names are on the Sunbury Cenotaph
    Public - Irene - Direct descendant - 25 April 2022
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  • Thinking of you on this 100th anniversary of your death
    Public - Irene - Direct descendant - 30 September 2016
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  • Great Uncle and brother of my grandmother Always remembered
    Public - Irene - Direct descendant - 24 April 2016
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
06 August 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
25 April 2022IreneVictoria Australia Direct descendant
30 September 2016IreneTorquay, Victoria, AustraliaDirect descendant

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