Edward Percy MEEK

Regimental number11896
Date of birth27 May 1883
Place of birthWellington
OccupationDairyman
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs E P Meek, Rekorangi, Waikanae
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 19 February 1919
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 3, Grave No 22), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Rebecca Meek, The Railway Office, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 7