Rifleman Horace Ethelbert Meade
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1891
Date of Death
9 May 1915
War time / or Pre War occupation
Office worker
Employer
George Kent Ltd
Service Number
2264
Place of Birth
Portsmouth
World War I Address
Luton
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
France
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News/Saturday Telegraph , 15th May 1915
Rifleman Horace Ethelbert Meade, 2264, died on Sunday, May 9th, 1915, two days after being wounded in action. He was the first employee of George Kent Ltd, Biscot Road, to be killed at the front.
A native of Portsmouth, the 23-year-old had worked in the offices at Kent's until he enlisted with the 12th Battalion County of London Regiment at the outbreak of war. He arrived in France on Christmas Day 1914 and had been in the firing line practically ever since.
Although commemorated in the Luton Roll of Honour, no further details of his life in Luton have been uncovered.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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