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MELLING, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX38226 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sheffield, England , 4 November 1910 |
| Home Town: | Forrest, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX38226 | |
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| 25 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX38226, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
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