MELLEY, Sterling Roy
| Service Number: | 2205 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia , 1896 |
| Home Town: | Double Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bag Machinist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Malta, 12 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Addolorata Cemetery Grave E. EA. A. 658. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2205, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2205, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2205, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ONLY THREE WEEKS'
TRAINING.
The into Private Sterling Roy Melley had but three weeks' training in camp, and only seven weeks elapsed between the time he left Sydney and the time he received his fatal wounds in the trenches. He was a native of Liverpool, New South Wales, and attained the nineteenth anniverary of his birthday on the way to Egypt. At the time of his enlistment, he was employed at Toohey's cordial factory. He leaves one sister, Miss Rita Melley, who resides at 18 Cooper Street, Double Bay.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 19 and the son of Edward and Rose Ann Melley.
INSCRIPTION
FAR AWAY FROM THOSE WHO LOVED HIM COMRADES LAID HIM DOWN TO REST
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