Charles Meech – Machine Gun Corps, 1st Depot Company
Private Charles Meech – Machine Gun Corps, 1 st Depot Company Family Background Charles Meech , born in 1898 in Bayford, Hertfordshire, was the son of Herbert Meech and Charlotte Huckle , who married in 1880 in Hertford, Hertfordshire. 1901 Census At the time of the 1901 Census , the Meech family were living at 5 Paradise Row, Brickendon, Hertfordshire . Herbert, aged 42 and born in Dorset, worked as a Head Gamekeeper , while his wife Charlotte , aged 41 , kept the home. Their children were Joseph H. (17), employed as a carter on a farm; John (13), working as a page boy domestic; Benjamin (11); Daisy (9); May (7); Ivy (5); Charles E. (3); and William (1). 1911 Census In December 1910 , Charlotte died, leaving Herbert a widower. By the 1911 Census , Herbert, now 51 , remained at 5 Paradise Row , working as a Woodman on an Estate . Three of his children were still living at home: Benjamin , aged 21 and employed as a domestic gardener; Daisy , aged 19 and working as a...
