Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - An haife shi a 1839, Meves ya yi karatu tare da Konstantinovsky Cadet Corps, kuma a ranar 13 ga Agusta 1853 ya zama jami'i a cikin Pavlovsky Regiment na Imperial Guards. A shekara ta 1863, ya shiga cikin murkushewar tayar da kayar baya na Poland
kuma a ranar 12 ga Yuni an ba shi lambar yabo ta St. Stanislav, digiri na 3, tare da takobi da baka.