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MELBOURNE, Alexander Clifford Vernon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 10 June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | University Lecturer |
| Died: | Natural causes (sudden), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 January 1943, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Glenelg Moseley Street Uniting Church "Heroes of Two World Wars", Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour, Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (thigh and head) | |
| 3 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 2nd occasion - (GSW (left hand) | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain |
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From Adelaide High School Magazine, Easter 1915, p 13-14
Alex H. Melbourne went away with the Queensland Contingent to India. Melbourne
was one of the first set of exhibitioners at the Pupil Teachers’ School. At the University he
was the first to gain the Tinline Scholarship for History. He received the appointment of
Lecturer in History in the recently founded University of Brisbane, and at the outbreak of the
war joined the Expeditionary Forces. He has had considerable experience in military matters.
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