Major Melville Rysdale Tenbroeke
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Tenbroeke,
Melville Rysdale
Date of birth: 1891-07-15
Place of birth: Simla Punjab India
Next of kin: Dora Tenbroeke, mother. 106 Foster Hill Road, Bedford, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Civil Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Civil Engineer, General
Religion: Church of England
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 51456
Highest Rank:
Major
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Major, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1918-12-21 to 1919-03-20
- Major (Army). 1918-09-28 to 1918-12-21
- Major, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1918-08-15 to 1918-09-28
- Captain, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1917-08-30 to 1918-08-15
- Lieutenant, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-08 to 1917-08-30
- Lieutenant (Army). 1916-09-24 to 1916-12-08
- Lieutenant, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-18 to 1916-09-24
- Lieutenant (Army). 1916-05-20 to 1916-06-17
- Corporal, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-08 to 1916-05-20
- Lance Corporal, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1915-10-15 to 1916-01-08
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1915-01-01 to 1915-10-15
- Private (Army). 1914-11-03 to 1915-01-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded September 15, 1916 (GSW right hand)
Awards
Military Cross
Date of award: 1918-01-01
Source: London Gazette No. 30450, pg. 53
Military Cross First Bar
Description: London Gazette No. 31158, pg. 1635
Date of award: 1919-02-01
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
275747
Service file: B9568-S044
Uploader's Notes:
Son of James Anthony Tenbroeke and Sarah Dorothy Goodwin 'Dora' Tenbroeke (nee Balst); husband of Marjorie Ellen Tenbroeke (nee Cook, formerly Haslock) married March 8, 1920
Originally attested in the 23rd Battalion (Service No. 937), transferred January 1, 1915 to the P.P.C.L.I. Reinforcement Draft (Service No. 51456)
Uploader's Research notes:
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Reinforcements Nominal Roll - as Melville Tenbrocke
From a book: Imperial Vancouver Island: Who Was Who, 1850-1950
[Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry General List Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Major Army Canadian Infantry Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot Private Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Battalion Service No. 937 Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Corporal Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Service No. 51456 Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Service No. 51456 Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Service No. 51456 Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry RCR and PPCLI Depot Commission confirmed in London Gazette No. 29627, dated June 19, 1916, pg. 6056, effective May 20, 1916 (Note: name spelled 'Melville Tenbrocke' in the Gazette) Captain Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Major Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Major Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Military Cross First Bar London Gazette No. 31158, pg. 1635 Military Cross ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-04-12
Last modified: 2020-10-03