McMeekin, John Franklin (Gunner)

Accession Number PR03438
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1cm
Object type Papers
Maker McMeekin, John Franklin
Place made Egypt, Western Front
Date made 1916-1917
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 7379A Gunner John Franklin McMeekin MM. McMeekin served with 13th Battery, 5th Field Artillery Brigade in Egypt and the Western Front. Collection contains a diary in a leather case, covering dates in 1916 and 1917, including notes and remarks on operations and manoeuvres, a nominal roll of the 13th Battery, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, and a letter dated 21 December 1916, from McMeekin to his brother Jim. McMeekin was awarded the Military Medal, 19 November 1917.