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MELVILLE, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1472 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith's Striker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 9 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1472, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1472, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 1472, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1472 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
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