George MELROSE

MELROSE, George

Service Number: 2035
Enlisted: 18 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Hay, New South Wales
Schooling: Hay Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Plumber
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 July 1915
Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Plot 1, Row C, Grave 4 Chaplain W. McKenzie officiated Headstone inscription reads: Ever remembered, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

18 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2035, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
13 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 2035, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 2035, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John and Amelia Frances Melrose of NSW. Brother of Mary Ethel Keast nee Melrose of North Fitzroy, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal