James Joseph Meikle
Rank: Able seaman
Service No: Clyde Z/5940
Date of Death: 23/04/1917
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Drake Bn. R.N. Div.)
Memorial: Arras Memorial
Additional information: Son of Mrs. M Meikle of 408 Main Street, Rutherglen.
Rutherglen Lore information: Son of Mrs. Meikle, 270 King Street, Rutherglen.
Royal Navy information: DOB 20/08/1892
1901 census information:
Address: 22 Crawford Place, Rutherglen.
Father: James (32) coal miner hewer, born about 1869 in Shotts.
Mother: Maggie (31) born about 1870 in Glasgow.
Sister: Catherine (10) born about 1891 in Rutherglen.
Self: James (8) born about 1893 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Hannah (6) born about 1895 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Maggie (4) born about 1897 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Mary (2) born about 1899 in Rutherglen.
Brother: Patrick (1 month) born about 1900 in Rutherglen.
Newspaper transcript – J. Meikle, A.B., Rutherglen. Mrs Meikle, 270 King Street, Rutherglen, has been officially informed that her son, Able-Seaman Jas. Meikle, Royal Naval Division, was killed on April 23. Seaman Meikle, who was 24 years of age, was previously employed by Singer and Co., Clydebank.