Bartholomew John Meates

Rank:

Driver

Regimental number:

44018

Unit at enlistment:

1st Division Ammunition Column, C.F.A.

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Birth country:

Ireland

Birth county:

Wicklow

Birth city:

Bray

Address at enlistment:

30 Park Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

30 Park Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Moulder

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Widower

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

BX November 3, 1916

More Returned Heroes Coming

Five more returned soldiers have arrived back from England and are expected soon in Brantford. Two of these men are thought to be from the 125th Battalion, but the reasons for their return are unknown. Sergeant Stanbridge, 8 Dundas Street, and Private B.J. Meates, 30 Park Avenue, are now in Toronto. Privates J. Turner, A. Dodds, and William Farrington arrived at Quebec on the C.P.R. Liner Manitoba yesterday. A James Turner is given in The Expositor records as having enlisted with the 125th Battalion in December last year. He formerly lived at 11 Sterling Street, and is a married man. He had eight years experience with the Lancashire Fusiliers and a year and a half with the 38th “Duffs” prior to the outbreak of war. The only Dodd given in the Expositor records is A. Dodd in the 125th Battalion.

BX November 7, 1916

Private B.J. Meates, 30 Park Ave., who has been invalided home, slipped quietly into the city over the weekend. While throwing bombs in an attack some months ago, Private B.J. Meates of the 4th Battalion Brantford, was hit in the stomach and elbow by shrapnel. He was in a squad commanded by Lieutenant Sprinks of Toronto at the time.

BX March 5, 1942

B.J. Meates

Bartholomew John Meates, well known resident of this City, died in Brantford General Hospital Wednesday evening in his seventy-first year, following a lingering illness. The deceased was born in Ireland and has been a resident of this city for the past fifty-six years. He was a veteran of the First Great War, serving overseas with the 4th Battalion. His wife predeceased him 26 years ago. Surviving are two sons, Harry and Samuel Meates, City; four daughters, Mrs. J. Humphreys, City; Mrs. A. Eamer, Manitoba; Mrs. W. Dunham, Jerseyville, and Mrs. G. Blake, Hanover, also one brother and one sister, Henry Meates, City, and Mrs. Swackhammer, Dundas. Mr. Meates is resting at Reid and Brown’s Slumber Room until Saturday when the funeral service will take place in the Chapel in the afternoon. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX March 9, 1942

Bartholomew John Meates – To the Grave

The funeral of Bartholomew (Bert) Meates was conducted Saturday afternoon from Reid and Brown’s Chapel, Rev. John Kelman, Minister of Central Presbyterian Church and padre of the Brantford Branch of the Canadian Legion, was in charge of the service, which was attended by a large number of relatives and friends. The pallbearers were E.R. Edwards, H. Twidale, G. Godfrey, H. Kneller, F. Marks and J. Frost, members of the Canadian Legion. Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery.