William MELLOR

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Service Number:	1842
Enlisted:	15 January 1915, Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Derby, England, 2 August 1888
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Brass Finisher
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 August 1915, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row A, Grave 67 Chaplain W.E. Dexter officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

15 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Geelong, Victoria
14 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1842, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1842, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne

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Next of kin given as his brother W. Mellor of Holbrook, Derbyshire, England

Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria

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

He was apprenticed to the Midland Railways, Englad for over 5 years

Previously served with the Derbyshire Volunteers