Claude Victor Adrian MEADS

Regimental number11/105
AddressOhingaiti, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinN Meads, Epsom, Auckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1915
Place of burialEmbarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs N. Meads, 112 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body