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NAME:                      Meacher, John Henry
RANK:                      Private
UNIT:                      Royal Marine Light Infantry
BATTALION ETC:             2nd Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         PO/16215
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action 28th April 1917
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
OTHER INFORMATION:         Born 14th January 1894  at St Paul's, Winchester. Enlisted 15 January 1912.
                           Son of John and Fanny Meacher of 29 Tower Street, Winchester.
                           Family living at 44 Brassey Road, Winchester in 1911.
                           In 1901 family living at 4 Cossack Lane, Winchester.