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MELVILLE, Gordon Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4177 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1915, Casula, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rador Public School, Clydebank, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Horse driver/Agriculturist/Ship builder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 23 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Plot 4- Row- P Grave- 30 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4177, Casula, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4177, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4177, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4177, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
Father
His father Robert Melville also served in WW1 and was Warrant Officer Class One and Regimental Sergeant Major of 1st Battalion AIF.
Submitted 1 February 2024 by Bradley Bliss
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