Regimental number | 516 |
Place of birth | Wirrabara South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Forester |
Address | Wirrabarra, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Frederick Melville, Wirrabarra, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Jerusalem War Cemetery (Row W, Grave No. 41), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Mary MELVILLE, Giles Avenue, Glenelg, South Australia. Native of Wirrabara Forest, South Australia |
Other details | Died of malignant malaria, Combined Clearing Hospital, Jerusalem, 15 October 1918. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MELVILLE Frederick Dudley |