Mears, Francis Peel
Mears, Francis Peel, Capt.,Royal Army Service Corps, eldest son of the late T. Lambert Mears, M.A., LL.D. of Regents Park, N.W., Barrister-at-Law, by his wife Alice Catherine, daughter of I. H. Westcar Peel; b. London 31 May 1876; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Garrison Artillery, served some time, and was invalided out of the Service in 1904; took Holy Orders the same year; volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war, and was gazetted, Lieut. A.S.C. in 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and subsequently in Macedonia; returned home in April, 1918, and proceeded to Ireland, where he served until he died at King George V Military Hospital, Dublin, 22 Feb., 1919, of Macedonian malaria and pneumonia, contracted while on active service. Buried at Sydenham, S.E.. He married in 1902, Mabel Fitzroy, dau. of Dr. Ellis, and had a son, Francis Ronald Lambert, born in 1903. De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Mears |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Francis Peel |
| Date of birth | 31 May 1876 |
| Place of birth | Kensington Registration District |
| Family details | Son of T. Lambert Mears, M.A., LL.D., (Barrister at Law), and Alice Catherine Mears (nee Peel); husband of the late Mabel Fitz Roy Mears, (nee Ellis). Served in France and Salonica. |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1904 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Theology |
| Military unit | Royal Army Service Corps |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | France & Flanders; Macedonia |
| Date of death | 22/02/1919 |
| Age at death | 42 |
| Rank at death | Captain (H.Q.) |
| Place of death | King George V Military Hospital, Dublin |
| Cause of death | Macedonian malaria and pneumonia contracted while on active service |
| Burial place | Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | Added to King's College War Memorial in 2012 |
| Sources | King’s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour 1914-1918 |