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Corporal Frank Ernest Mellor

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1892-11-27
Place of birth: Enfield Lancashire England
Next of kin: Lillian Mellor, mother, 6 Richmond Grove, Everton, Liverpool, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Seaman
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-09-18
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 489271
Highest Rank: Corporal
Rank detail
  1. Corporal (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: trench at Courcelette

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1571793
LAC ID: 194690
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6108-S018
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mrs. Lily Blythe Mellor, of 6, Richmond Grove, Queen's Rd., Everton, Liverpool, England. 3 years prior service with Royal Navy; and, 11 months with 66th Regiment, Princess Louise Fusiliers.

CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - he and a comrade were blown to pieces, when an enemy high explosive shell made a direct hit on a new communication trench at Courcelette, on which he and a party of others were working. (likely Pte. Otis Jabez Wiles)
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 66th Regiment, Princess Louise Fusiliers Corporal Army Canadian Railway Troops 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20