Son of Phineas and Jane Meakin, of Manchester Road, Kearsley, Lancashire, and formerly of 439, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Formerly Private 1869, 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Suffered gunshot wounds and a compound fracture of the right elbow on 25/08/1916.
Meakin, John Rothwell –
Personal details
- Surname: Meakin
- Forename: John Rothwell
- Date of birth: August 16th, 1895
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 240338
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: February 12th, 1914 - 1914-02-12
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: 253900
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/08/1916 25/08/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5e 6a
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/09/1916 08/09/1916