Patrick James David MELLIFONT

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MELLIFONT, Patrick James David

Service Numbers:	308, 634, 2691
Enlisted:	17 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 May 1881
Home Town:	Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Advertising Agent/Railway Employee
Died:	Killed in Action, Sailly le Sac, France, 4 July 1918, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Boer War Service

1 Mar 1900:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 308, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry

World War 1 Service

17 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 634, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Queensland
20 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 634, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 634, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney
4 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2691 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-04

Papa

Papa was a man I never knew in life, having sacrificed his life long before I was a twinkle in my parents eyes. But since coming across this amazing man in my family research, I am very proud to call him my Great Grandpapa. I visit him often in his resting place in Villers-Bretonneux, France, a place that brings me a peace I have never known. I've grown close to my Papa over the past 6 years and enjoy the moments I am able to spend sitting beside him, sharing with him stories of our family and knowing each time, I learn a little more about him as I explore The Somme and the places he fought, and sitting silently at Le Hamel where he died. I talk to my children and my grandchildren so that they too will know you Papa, and one day I will bring them to meet you. I love you Papa with all my heart.

Biography

Returned to Australia, Medically Discharged 26 May 1915 (Ruptured Kidney) - Re-enlisted 20 Sep 1916

27 Oct 1916: Private, 47th Infantry Battalion - (Re-)Embarked HMAT Marathon, Brisbane

"Mrs. Mellifont, Ross-street, Newstead, has received the sad news that her husband, Private Patrick J. D. Mellifont, was killed in action on July 4. Private Mellifont was a son of Mrs. Mellifont, Helen-street, Valley." - from the Brisbane Daily Standard 25 Jul 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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