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MELEDINE, Louis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 319 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Montreal, Canada , March 1883 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman/Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 319, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 319, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 319, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 319, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 319, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 319 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Private Louis Meledine whose death is reported enlisted at Rockhampton. He was a French Canadian, about thirty-two years of age, and a single man. He was at one time employed as a miner at Mount Chalmers; but on the cessation of operations there he went to Mount Morgan. He was a member of the Mount Morgan Scottish Association. He had seen service in the British Navy. He resided in Rockhampton at 222 Bolsover street. He gave as his next in kin Mr. Jane James, Baree. His mother is supposed to reside in Brisbane." - from the Rockhampton Morning Bulletin 05 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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