1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

John Meadowcroft

Contributed by: Jean Bye, on 2008-11-11

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Rank
First NameJohn
SurnameMeadowcroft
Year of Birth1892
Year of Death1961
RegimentLancashire Fusiliers
Place of Wartime ResidenceOldham, Lancashire

John's Story

A friend to everyone he met. A great husband and father. Very little is known by the family about my fathersÂ’ service abroad. A few sepia photos but not much else. He was discharged from the army after contracting malaria and dysentery. This was quite a few years before I was born.

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