 1897 - 1975 (77 years)
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| Name |
MCDONALD Mary Josephine |
| Born |
7 May 1897 |
Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
1975 |
North Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Person ID |
I293 |
Baggerman Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
10 Jul 2016 |
| Family |
Dr. MEECH Lloyd Remington, b. Feb 1893, North Sydney, Nova Scotia , d. 1968, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 74 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. MEECH William Ian, b. 23 Jun 1920, North Sydney, Nova Scotia , d. 13 Apr 1942, Thanet, Kent (Age 21 years) |
| | 2. MEECH Ann Frances, b. 15 sept 1921, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island , d. 6 Jul 2002, Antigonish, Nova Scotia (Age 80 years) |
| | 3. MEECH Lloyd Remington Joseph, b. 10 Jan 1923, North Sydney, Nova Scotia , d. 19 Feb 1944 (Age 21 years) |
| | 4. MEECH Martin Elliott, b. 20 Mar 1924, North Sydney, Nova Scotia , d. Abt 2005, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 80 years) |
| | 5. MEECH John B, b. 10 Jul 1927, Nova Scotia , d. 14 Sep 1938, North Sydney, Nova Scotia (Age 11 years) |
| | 6. MEECH Garth Joseph, b. 12 Oct 1936, North Sydney, Nova Scotia , d. 20 Feb 1939, North Sydney, Nova Scotia (Age 2 years) |
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| Last Modified |
10 Jul 2016 |
| Family ID |
F92 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Mrs. Mary Josephine Meech from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, was selected 1970 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother. During the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on November 11, 1970, she laid a wreath at the base of the National War Memorial on behalf of all mothers who have lost a child in military service to Canada.
On April 13, 1942, her son, Flight Sergeant William Ian Meech, was killed while on duty with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
On February 19, 1944, another of her sons, Pilot Officer Lloyd Remington Joseph Meech, was killed also while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Mrs. Meech, née Macdonald, was born in 1897. She married Lloyd Remington Meech. Together, they had four children--William, Lloyd, John and Garth. She died in 1975.
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