| Regimental number | 4746 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Peterborough, South Australia |
| School | Unley and Peterborough Public Schools, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Printer |
| Address | Bourke Street, Petersburg, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Melville, Bourke Street, Petersburg, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 6), Buissy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Emily melville, 39 Hart Avenue, Unley, South australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 13596 Gunner Herbert MELVILLE, 2nd Division Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia 31 March 1918. |
| Other details | War service: France, Belgium |