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CWM 19920166-2293
CWM 19920166-2293

Private

McMeekin, Frederick

Unit

Branch

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Service Component

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Service Number

50853

birth

1892/11/26

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

death

1916/09/27

Somme, France

grave

Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France

Gender

Male

Frederick McMeekin was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on 26 November 1892.

A fireman, McMeekin enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in Ottawa on 22 February 1915. He was killed at Courcelette on 27 September 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. His body was not recovered.

Frederick McMeekin is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, on Vimy Ridge, in France.

The Canadian War Museum’s Collection includes the following artifacts for this recipient