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Born 10th May 1888 at Kensington, Middlesex | Born 10th May 1888 at Kensington, Middlesex | ||
Educated at Charterhouse (Surrey), where he was in both the football and cricket teams. | Educated at Charterhouse School (Godalming, Surrey), where he was in both the football and cricket teams. Admitted as solicitor in 1913, he worked at the firm of Mead & Co with his father. | ||
Admitted as | |||
He was sent to Devonport, and left for France in early May 1915 attached to the 2nd Battalion. | Obtained a commission as 2nd Lieutenant with 4th Battn, East Surrey Regiment in August 1914. He was sent to Devonport, and left for France in early May 1915 attached to the 2nd Battalion. | ||
He was reported wounded with a non-serious wound in July 1915, but on 28th September 1915, | He was reported wounded with a non-serious wound in July 1915, but on 28th September 1915, whilst leading a bombing party of "A" Company, he was hit by a German bomb and was killed instantaneously. | ||
Following his death, and that of his brother, [[Mead, Geoffrey P|Geoffrey Phillips Mead]], | Following his death, and that of his brother, [[Mead, Geoffrey P|Geoffrey Phillips Mead]], their mother Mrs Maud Mead was a moving force behind the idea to build both a war memorial | ||
their mother Mrs Maud Mead was a moving force behind the idea to build both a war memorial | |||
and a war memorial hospital in Teddington. | and a war memorial hospital in Teddington. | ||
Listed on the Loos Memorial, Loos-en-Gohelle, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Panels 65-67) | Listed on the Loos Memorial, Loos-en-Gohelle, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Panels 65-67) | ||
(See: [ | (See: [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15351260 Find A Grave Memorial# 15351260]) | ||
Listed on [[Teddington War Memorial]] | Listed on [[Teddington War Memorial]] | ||
Listed on Charterhouse School Roll of Honour | |||
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This page is part of the [[Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington]] developed by the [[History Group]] of [ | This page is part of the [[Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington]] developed by the [[History Group]] of [https://www.teddingtonsociety.org The Teddington Society]. Click on any photo for a higher resolution version. Please send any corrections or additional information by email to David Neller at [mailto:DaveNeller@aol.com DaveNeller@aol.com]. Copyright for the material on this page rests with the contributor. | ||
[[Online_WW1_War_Memorial_for_Teddington|Click to return to the Home page for the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington]]. | [[Online_WW1_War_Memorial_for_Teddington|Click to return to the Home page for the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington]]. | ||
[[Category:WW1 People]] | [[Category:WW1 People]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:11, 6 July 2024
Christopher Phillips Mead
Son of John Phillips Mead and Maud Helen Kate Mead née Church of Park Road, Teddington.
Born 10th May 1888 at Kensington, Middlesex
Educated at Charterhouse School (Godalming, Surrey), where he was in both the football and cricket teams. Admitted as solicitor in 1913, he worked at the firm of Mead & Co with his father.
Obtained a commission as 2nd Lieutenant with 4th Battn, East Surrey Regiment in August 1914. He was sent to Devonport, and left for France in early May 1915 attached to the 2nd Battalion.
He was reported wounded with a non-serious wound in July 1915, but on 28th September 1915, whilst leading a bombing party of "A" Company, he was hit by a German bomb and was killed instantaneously.
Following his death, and that of his brother, Geoffrey Phillips Mead, their mother Mrs Maud Mead was a moving force behind the idea to build both a war memorial and a war memorial hospital in Teddington.
Listed on the Loos Memorial, Loos-en-Gohelle, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Panels 65-67)
(See: Find A Grave Memorial# 15351260)
Listed on Teddington War Memorial
Listed on Charterhouse School Roll of Honour
This page is part of the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington developed by the History Group of The Teddington Society. Click on any photo for a higher resolution version. Please send any corrections or additional information by email to David Neller at DaveNeller@aol.com. Copyright for the material on this page rests with the contributor. Click to return to the Home page for the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington.