1629496 Gunner Francis Penrose MEADE, 5 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery: 07/12/1943

Remembering Today

Casualty
Gunner MEADE, FRANCIS PENROSE
Service Number 1629496
Died 07/12/1943
5 Searchlight Regt., Royal Artillery
Son of Francis Penrose Meade and Florence Meade; husband of Wynefrid Florence Meade, of Rusholme, Manchester.
Buried at CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY
Location: Thailand
Number of casualties: 1692
Cemetery/memorial reference: 3. O. 10.

 

1629496 MEADE Francis Penrose Gunner 5th Search Light Regiment, Royal Artillery
Enlisted 1941, captured at the fall of Singapore 15th February 1942
Cause of death : Avitaminosis whilst a prisoner of war.



His wife posted a notice in the Manchester Evening Post 24th August 1943

 

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
35 Henbury Street , Manchester C.B., Lancashire
NAME DOB OCCUPATION
Francis P Meade 15 Nov 1880 Foreman (Brewery)
Florence McLean Meade 27 Feb 1882 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Francis P Meade 07 Jun 1912 Warehouseman Cork Manufacturer
Harold McLean Meade 07 Jun 1912 Shipping Clerk

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the year: 1940
MEADE Francis Penrose
EDWARDS Wynefrid Florence
Rusholme, Holy Trinity

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Mother Florence died 1952 in Manchester.
Father Francis died 1955 in Manchester.
Twin brother Harold died 21 Dec 1968 in Blackpool.