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  • Longridge
  • West Lothian, Scotland
  • Longridge
  • Youngest son of Thomas Meikle and Elizabeth Lindsay, of Longridge, Fauldhouse, West Lothian; six brothers: John (1857), Alexander (1859), Thomas (1865), James (1868), Andrew (1869) and George (1873); two sisters: Jane (1855) and Agnes (1863)
  • Coal miner

Military service

  • 1908, Royal Scots Regiment
  • 43461
  • Serjeant
  • 12th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
  • Previously served with the 8th Volunteer Battalion (n° 257), renamed 1-10 th Cyclist Battalion in 1908; listed as Sergeant in October 1914; placed with Home Guard with Royal Scots at Berwick upon Tweed until 1916. Volunteered to go to France in July 1916; transferred to the Highland Light Infantry in August 1916 and re-numbered as 43461; Somme area; hospitalised after trench warfare, rheumatism; returned to Front Line May 1917; to Ypres June 1917.

Death

  • Verlorenhoek, raid on Iberia trenches; shot while attacking the enemy trench.
  • Did of gunshot wounds in head
  • 42
  • XVI - H - 10A

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