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MELVILLE, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 924 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port O'Bello, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1882 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 64, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 924, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 924, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 924, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 3 Sep 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 924, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 924 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-09-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his cousin Elizabeth Melissa Thompson of 33 Thomas Street, North Sydney formerly of 17 Bank Street, North Sydney. In 1926 she was living at Crows Nest, NSW
Date of Promotion the Corporal is unknown
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Royal Marines for about 13 years