Pte. Alexander Lindsay Meikle

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Pte. Alexander Lindsay Meikle

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Birthplace: West Calder, West Lothian, West Lothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: September 07, 1940 (38)
2NZEF Camp, Maidstone, Kent, England (United Kingdom) (World War II: Murdered by Eric Andrew Clark.)
Place of Burial: Maidstone, Kent, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Alexander Meikle and Jessie Meikle
Husband of Millicent Muriel Meikle
Brother of Albert John Meikle and E Horwell

Occupation: New Zealand Infantry, 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
Find A Grave ID: 25025990
Service No: WWII 30460
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About Pte. Alexander Lindsay Meikle

Meikle was murdered in his sleep by Private Eric Andrew Clark at the 2NZEF camp in Maidstone. Clark was drunk and had gotten into a dispute at a pub earlier in the evening and fell out with Meikle. Later that evening he found where Meikle was sleeping and murdered him with a sheath knife. During the ensuing court case, Clark argued that he suffered from hypo-thyroidism and was insane at the time.

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Pte. Alexander Lindsay Meikle's Timeline

1902
August 18, 1902
West Calder, West Lothian, West Lothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1940
September 7, 1940
Age 38
2NZEF Camp, Maidstone, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
September 7, 1940
Age 38
Maidstone Cemetery, Maidstone, Kent, England (United Kingdom)