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Lt Col Robert James Francis Meyricke

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Lt Col Robert James Francis Meyricke Veteran

Birth
Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Death
17 Feb 1917 (aged 38)
France
Burial
Aveluy, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
M. 30.
Memorial ID
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert James Francis Meyricke.

Royal Fusiliers
11th Bn. commanding Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Bn.

Born Porchester Square, London, and baptized on 17 Feb 1879 in Paddington; son of Robert Henry and Katharine Carswell Meyricke later of 13 Cleveland Gardens, Hyde Park, London.
Educated at Haileybury College 1892-95.
Mentioned in despatches (22 May 1917).
Killed in action at the Battle of Boom Ravine on the Somme while rallying his men.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert James Francis Meyricke.

Royal Fusiliers
11th Bn. commanding Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Bn.

Born Porchester Square, London, and baptized on 17 Feb 1879 in Paddington; son of Robert Henry and Katharine Carswell Meyricke later of 13 Cleveland Gardens, Hyde Park, London.
Educated at Haileybury College 1892-95.
Mentioned in despatches (22 May 1917).
Killed in action at the Battle of Boom Ravine on the Somme while rallying his men.

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