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Pte. Benjamin James Meadows
British Army 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment
from:London
(d.3rd September 1918)
Benjamin Meadows was my grandfather.
He died of wounds on 3rd of September 1918 serving with 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington (West Riding) Regiment. However, he initially served with the Middlesex Regiment. having signed up in Stratford, London in 1915 at the age of 38. At the time of signing up he was a widower and father of four.
He is buried in a small beautifully maintained military cemetery in Varennes, Somme.