Private John Edward Melville

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Melville, John Edward

Date of birth: 1895-04-05

Place of birth: Harvey ND U.S.A.

Next of kin: Catherine Melville, Loreburn, SK

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): bricklayer

Occupation (normalized): Bricklayer (Construction)

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1915-04-24

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 26 - 28

Regimental number: 21632

Highest Rank: Private (5th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Gravenstafel

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 1594577

LAC ID: 193908

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B6111-S040

Uploader's Notes: Son of W.C. and Catherine Melville of Loreburn, Saskatchewan.

Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

War Diaries of the 5th Battalion show he was killed in action. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion ]

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2014-08-29