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MELVILLE, Roy William John
| Service Number: | 1086 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, Enlisted in Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Repatriation Hospital, Keswick, SA, 24 October 1939, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: Light Oval, Road: 8N, Site No: 15 |
| Memorials: | Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1086, Enlisted in Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1086, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1086, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
30 October 1916 - Fined 3 days pay for being AWOL
30 March 1918 - Wounded in action, gunshot wound to the left leg
22 December 1918 - Returned to Australia on board Bahara, gunshot wound to the left leg
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
23 December 1922 - Married Mary Agnes O'Connell in St Patricks Church, Adelaide
RSL Information
10 April 1919 - Joined while residing at Newbon Street, Prospect
4 October 1921 - Transferred to Broken Hill. Address was c/- Pirie Station, Propierty Mines, Broken Hill
30 April 1936 - Transferred to State Branch. Address was 206 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide
Badge 54190 lost.
Residential address at the time of death was Stepney, South Australia
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