Listed in the Parliamentary Army in 1642. Fought at Newbury and was probably mortally wounded at the Battle of Brandon (or Cheriton) Heath. Buried Westminster Abbey, 18 April 1644.
According to this John Meldrum is not to be confused with also Scots.
When Charles II was restored to the throne he ordered the disinterment of the bodies of Oliver Cromwell and his supporters, including Meldrum, and their reburial in an unmarked pit in St Margaret's churchyard, Westminster.
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Col. John Meldrum
When Charles II was restored to the throne he issued Royal Warrant, dated 9 S...
Admiral. Â Â Born Shropshire. Â Whilst in the West Indies fighting the French, Benbow was in charge of a fleet of seven ships. Â During the fight, which lasted a few days, he sustained a broken leg fr...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Soldier and elder brother of Lord Raglan. From Wikivividly : "... in 1815 they {the Life Guards} were part of The Household Brigade at the Battle of Waterloo under Major-General Lord Edward Somers...
Major in the (Queen's Own Royal) Glasgow Yeomanry. Killed in action at Gallipoli and believed to be buried in Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles, Turkey, where there is a memorial to him. John Russell War...
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