Mead, John Robert Shuttleworth
Lieut. J.R.S. Mead, was educated at the Accrington Municipal Secondary School. He passed the Matriculation Examination of the Manchester University in 1907, and that of London University in 1908.
In the following year he entered King's College. Whilst there he held the "Inglis" Scholarship (1911-1912) and won the Gladstone Memorial Prize for History in 1912. After graduating with Second Class Honours in History in 1912, he became Junior Master in English and History at the Southend High School for Boys. There he became a Lieutenant in the School Cadet Corps, affiliated to the Essex Territorial Regiment. In 1915 he joined the Public Schools' Battalion of the Royal Navy Division as am A.B. and was sent out with a draft of the Hawke Battalion to Gallipoli in August.
He was killed on December 27th, 1915 by the bursting of a shell outside his dug-out. Submitted by Miss Mead, King's College Review, June 1916
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Mead |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | John Robert Shuttleworth |
| Previous education | Accrington Municipal Secondary School |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1909-1912 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Arts. History, "Inglis" Scholarship (1911-12),Gladstone Memorial Prize 1912 |
| Qualifications | BA 2nd Class Hons in History 1912 |
| Military unit | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hawke Bn. R.N. Div. |
| Date enlisted | 1915. Joined Public Schools Battalion of Royal Naval Division as Able Seaman. Sent out with draft of Hawke Brigade to Gallipoli in August 1915 |
| Service number | London Z/1581 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | Gallipoli |
| Date of death | 27 December 1915 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant |
| Place of death | Gallipoli |
| Cause of death | Shell bursting outside his dug-out |
| Burial place | Helles Memorial Panel 8 to 15 |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel |
| Notes | Educated at Accrington, Municipal Secondary School. Passed Matric. of Manchester University 1907 and London Univ. 1908. Junior Master in History and English at Southend School for Boys. Became Lieutenant in school Cadet Corps |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |