Illness -Pneumonia from injuries received accidentally whilst diving from a height
Service Details
Service
RN - Royal Navy
Rank
Ordinary Seaman
Official Number
J.67
Discharged Date
1910-04-21
Discharge Type
DD - Discharged Dead
Ship
Pegasus HMS
Cemetery Details
Cemetery Name
Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address
Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area
Naval Section (Anglican Area 4)
Section
4 Naval
Row
1
Grave Number
129
Grave Type
Unmarked
Notes
Meade slipped whilst diving from a shed into the Garden Island baths. He fell 12 feet and broke some ribs when he hit the stone copping of the baths. He died in St Vincent's Hospital eleven days later. See the Daily Telegraph Monday 11 April 1910 page 5; and the Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 23 April 1910 page 14
