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Queen's Sudan (4068 Pte A. W. Meaton 1/Northd. Fus.);
[ QSA (4) Belm MR OFS Tr ];
[ KSA (2) ];
[ Khedive Sudan (1) Khartoum ]

Arthur William Meaton was born in 1874 in Dalston, Middlesex. He enlisted in 1894 and served as a Private with the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. After serving at home for two years, he spent the subsequent two years in Gibraltar until 16 January 1898. He then spent ten months in Egypt. He then spent the following year in Crete before returning home. His last campaign abroad was between November 1899 and August 1902 in South Africa. He returned Home after the war and was discharged on 31 December 1905.