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MELROSE, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2035 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2035, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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