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Lonal James Meek, born 1891, was a son of Mr G.W & Mrs M.A. Meek of 'The Anchor', Lydbrook.

He enlisted in the Herefordshire Regiment in 1916 and after training at Oswestry transferred to the 11th Battalion, Border Regiment,fighting on the Somme,in September 1916.

He was killed in action on November 18th 1916 during an assault on the German held Munich and Frankfurt trenchesnear Beaumont Hamel.

His body was recovered from No-Mans-Land the following May after the German army withdrew to the Hindenburg Line and he was buried in Waggon Road Cemetery close to the village ofBeaumont Hamel, France.

(Photo supplied by Dennis Meek)


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