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Pte. John Meiklejohn
British Army 1/4 Battalion, B Company, No7 Platoon Royal Scots Fusiliers ÃÆ??Ã?Ã?Â
from:Darval, Ayeshire
John Meiklejohn, 1/4 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, was my grandfather. He was wounded at Gallipoli and again in Palistine and survied the War and went on to be a police officer. Does anyone recognise any of their family on this picture if so who are they and what happend to them?
Gnr. F. Meiners
British Army 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.1st December 1917)
Gunner Meiners is buried in Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery, Grave I.Q.32.
Lt. Guiseppe "Joseph" Melandri MBE
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
from:Penarth
My Grand Father, Guiseppe Melandri, also known as Joseph Melandre, served as a Lieutenant in the RNVR during the First World War. His eldest two sons also served, both in the 11 Bn Welsh Regiment, although my father was only 12 when that war broke out.
Guiseppe was honoured with an MBE shortly after the war when he was tasked with getting the coal shipping industry back into production. Before the war he owned several coal ships but at war's end he was left with nothing. He worked hard to get coal production and the delivery of coal back to normal and he suffered a stroke which left him severely paralysed. For such a dynamic and forceful man this was devastating and he never recovered. He is fondly remembered as a strong family personality who loved his family and respected as a leader by the families of those who worked with him.
Cpl. Leonard Melandri
British Army 11 Battalion, B Coy, 5 Pl. Welsh Regiment
from:Penarth
Uncle Leonard enlisted with his brother Vincent. They served in Greece, France and Belgium. Leonard was severely wounded in the leg and received a disability pension after the war. I remember that he said his wound was packed with sulphur and strapped up so he could still keep fighting. He was unable to bend his leg for as long as we knew him. He married Clarice after the war but they were never able to have any children perhaps that is why they spoiled my brother and I as children.
Pte. Vincent Melandri
British Army 11th Battalion, B Coy, 5 Pl. Welsh Regiment
from:Penarth
My Uncle Vincent Melandri enlisted with his brother Leonard. Although wounded in the head Vincent stayed with his unit as long as he could. He served the entire War being demobbed in 1919. He worked as an electrical linesman after the war and sadly he never married and kept to himself. He visited us in London on at least three occasions and was a lovely man.
Pte. James Meldrum
British Army 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Btn. London Regiment
from:Glasgow
(d.15th August 1917)
James Meldrum was born 1890 in Grantown on Spey, son of John Meldrum (a baker) and Justina Grant (daughter of Peter Grant, Shoemaker, Grantown on Spey. He was a music hall artiste and married a music hall artiste Daisy May Worsley in Glasgow. He had spent some time in Buenos Aires as a Music Hall artiste, from 1908 to 1909.
He lived in London and served in the 5th (City of London) Battalion of the London Rifle Brigade. He was listed as missing presumed killed in September 1917, his place of birth on the Commonwealth Graves site is noted as Granbourne, Scotland when it should be Grantown. He is remembered on the Menin Gate.
His older brother John served with the 5th/6th Battalion, Scottish Rifles and Royal Flying Corps, he survived the war.
Pte. James Meldrum
British Army 1/5th Btn. London Regiment
from:Glasgow
(d.15th August 1917)
James Meldrum was a Music Hall Artiste. He had traveled overseas in 1908 as an artiste to Buenos Aires, Argentina with Henry Prescot (who was also his best man at wedding in 1915) Mr B Ben Merdani, Mr B Ben Ali, Mr Mahmed Amur and W.W. Collins all artistes. James was married to Daisy Joan Worsley, they married in Glasgow and she was also a Music Hall Artiste. Presumably they moved to London before the war for him to join a London Regiment, he gave his occupation as an actor. Sadly no I have photos. Commonwealth War Graves give birthplace as Granbourne, it should be Grantown on Spey. His widow lived in London.
Cpl. John Meldrum
British Army Cameronians Scottish Rifles
from:Glasgow
L/Cpl. John Meldrum
British Army 5th/6th Btn. Scottish Rifles
from:Glasgow
John Meldrum was born 1881 in Grantown on Spey, his father was John Meldrum (a baker) and mother, Justina Grant (daughter of Peter Grant, shoemaker of Grantown on Spey). The family moved to Glasgow sometime after 1901 John served in the 2nd Boer War with the Mashonaland Division of the British South Africa Police. He then joined the Scottish Rifles serving with the 5th/6th Battalion until 1917 when he suffered a wound and was gassed. He then joined the Royal Flying Corps in Dec 1917 and served again in France until March 1919 as an MT Fitter. When he joined the Royal Flying Corps he transferred to Royal Air Force and his date of birth is noted as 1884 and not 1881.
He was awarded the Queen's South Africa 1899-1902 with 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1185 Tpr., B.S.A.P.) late issue, British War Medal (3632 L. Cpl. Scottish Rifles), Victory Medal (3632 L.Cpl. Scottish Rifles), Special Constabulary Long Service, G.V.R. 2nd issue (John Meldrum)
His younger brother James served with the 5th (City of London) Battalion of the London Rifle Brigade and was killed in action on 15th August 1917.
Pte. John Alexander Meldrum
British Army 6th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Bridgend
(d.10th November 1918)
Cpl. John Meldrum
British Army 5th/6th Btn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:Glasgow
John Meldrum was serving with the 5th/6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) when he was gassed on the 22nd of August 1917.
2nd Lt. Owen Stirling Melhado
British Army 5th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
from:Jamaica, British West Indies
(d.7th Dec 1915)
Second Lieutenant Melhado was the Son of Reginald and Irene Melhado, of Devon House, Half Way Tree, Jamaica, British West Indies. He was Commissioned on the Field and died at age 23 whilst attached to the 11th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. He is buried in the Marsa Jewish Cemetery in Malta.
Pte. Thomas Melhuish
British Army 2nd Btn. Hampshire Regiment
(d.13th Aug 1915)
Pte. John William Mellars
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Carlton-in-Lindrick
(d.25th Oct 1918)
My great grandfather John Mellars was a farmer and as such did not have to join the war effort. He only saw my grandma once before he left for duty on the front line, he saw her take her first steps. He died of wounds on 25th October 1918.
Ord.Sea. John Robert Meller
Royal Navy HMS Venerable
(d.12th Janu 1918)
John Robert Meller served on HMS Venerable and died age 28 on the 12th January 1918. He is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph, St. Paul's Church and is buried in Lyness Naval Cemetery on the Orkney islands near the large Naval Base at Scapa Flow.
- Entry from log of marine losses:
- Venerable, Harbour Service, Portland ex-pre-Dreadnought battleship.
- Meller, John R, Ordinary Seaman, J 70186 (PO), drowned.
John was born in Jarrow 1890, son of John Freer and Alice Whitwood Meller nee Bird of 17 Whiteburn Street, Hebburn Quay. In the 1911 census the family lived at 1 St John's Terrace with John(49) a butcher and his wife of 24 years Alice(50) who has had 3 children, two of whom survived. John(21)single, is a ships steward for Tyne Shipping Co., Dorothy(14) is at school. A neice, Gertrude Bird(28) single, is a household assistant.
Pte. Hugh Melling
British Army 16th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Tarleton, Lancashire
(d.4th Nov 1918)
Hugh Melling died on 4th of November 1918, aged 19 and is buried in the Ors Communal Cemetery in France. He was the son of Thomas and Alice Melling of Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Lancashire
L/Cpl. Adrian Mellody
British Army 11th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Timms Lane, Formby
(d.3rd July 1916)
Adrian Mellody was killed on the 3rd of July 1916.
Pte. C. Mellon
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte. James Mellon
British Army 8th Btn. Black Watch
from:Dundee
(d.27th Sept 1915)
Pte. Patrick Mellon
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Limonds Wynd, Ayr
(d.13th March 1915)
Patrick Mellon was my Great Uncle. I have no specific information except that my Mother always kept an 'In Memoriam' card in his memory. He was 36 years old when he was killed at Neuve Chapelle. He lived in Limonds Wynd, Ayr
Patrick P. Mellon
British Army 2nd Btn Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Ayr Scotland
(d.13th Mar 1915)
L/Cpl Harry Mellor
British Army 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Stockport
(d.27th March 1918)
Capt. John Percival Mellor
British Army 5th Battalion Dorset Regiment
from:Bournemouth
L/Sgt. George Meloy
British Army 1st Btn. East Kent Regiment
(d.19th Sep 1918)
I found my Great Great Uncle, George Meloy's war record and from there was able to establish where he was buried and made the trip to see his grave 100 years after he had died. No-one from our family had ever been in that time.
Pte. Thomas Shaw Melrose
British Army 51st Battalion Machine Gun Corps
from:Oldham, Lancashire
(d.21st March 1918)
Pte. Harold Melsom
British Army 12th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Castle Combe, Wiltshire
(d.5th Jul 1916)
Harold Melsom was born in Castle Combe, Wiltshire, 18th July 1890 and baptised on 7th September 1890, St. Andrew's Parish Church, Castle Combe, Wiltshire. He was killed in action at Mametz Wood, near Albert, Somme, Northern France, Wednesday 5th July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme which commenced on 1st July 1916. He had formerly served as 14334 Hussars of the Line (probably 10th Royal Hussars (Princess of Wales Own)). He was unmarried and lived in Bybridge Cottages, Castle Combe, Wiltshire. His father George Melsom, born 1851, died 3rd December 1918 was a Plasterer and Tiler. His mother, Elizabeth Sarah Melsom formerly Tylee, born 1853, Market Lavington, died 10th March 1914. Haolds sblings were: Albert born 1882, died 13th March 1942. Frederick born 1883, Died 22nd May 1943, Vancouver, Canada. Ethel Eliza born 1886, died ?
Harold Melsom is buried at Dantzig Alley C.W.G.C. Cemetery, which is east of Mametz, Somme, Northern France, Dantzig Alley was originally the site of a German trench.
Harold had a friend, Private Reginald Stanley James, also from Castle Combe, who died of wounds on the Somme on 1st July 1916 aged 22. He was the son of Mr. F. and Mrs. E. James of Castle Combe. Reginald is buried at Dive Copse C.W.G.C. Cemetery, which is north of Sailly-le-Sec, Somme, which is 20km east of Amiens, Plot 2, Row A, Grave 15, once the site of a main dressing station commanded by an officer called Dive. The dressing station was located behind the Cross of Sacrifice. Reg enlisted with Harold at Bristol (then in Gloucestershire), his service number in the 10th Hussars is consecutive to Harold's being 14335, so it is very likely they served together in both regiments.
They were both members of the 12th Middlesex (Service) Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) known as 'The Diehards'. The regiment was formed at Mill Hill, London in August 1914. Harold enlisted at Bristol, Gloucestershire. In May 1915 the regiment moved to Codford on Salisbury Plain for training with respect to the imminent move to France (Codford St. Mary and Codford St. Peter are situated just off the A36 between Warminster and Salisbury in Wiltshire).
The 12th Middlesex Regiment subsequently sailed to France landing at Le Havre on 26th July 1915. On the 1st January 1916 under the command of Lt. Col. H. P. Osbourne, the regiment was billeted at Meaulte which is south east of Albert. On the 8th January 1916, the 12th Middlesex Regiment moved forward to the front line taking over the trenches in the D1 sector south of Fricourt (east of Albert). On the 5th March 1916 the battalion moved via Corbie (east of Amiens)and Bray sur Somme (south east of Albert) relieving the 2nd Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment in the A1 sector. Lt. Col. Osbourne had been evacuated sick, and his Second in Command, Major M. C. Scarborough took over temporary command of the Regiment. On the 2nd April 1916, Lt. Col. Osbourne returned to the regiment and re-assumed command.
On the the 11th June the Regiment entrained at Mericourt (north east of Amiens) for Picquigny (north west of Amiens) where they trained in specially constructed trenches. They returned to Grove Town, Meaulte on the 26th June 1916. On the 28th June at 08:15 p.m. the 12th Middlesex Regiment moved from Bray sur Somme to Carnoy, taking over the front line trenches north of the village from the 7th Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment. On the night of the 30th June at 10:30 p.m. the Regiment was itself relieved by the 11th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and the 12th Middlesex returned to dugouts at Carnoy. When the Battle of the Somme commenced on 1st July 1916, the 12th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment was therefore waiting in reserve.
The Commanding Officer at the time of Harold's death was Lt. Colonel Frank Maxwell V.C., C.S.I., D.S.O. (Victoria Cross, Companion of the Order of the Star of India, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order). He had taken over command of the 12th Middlesex Regiment on the 31st May 1916. Lt. Col. Maxwell had won the Victoria Cross at Sanna's Post during the South African Campaign (Boer War) on the 31st March 1900. When Frank Maxwell was appointed Commanding Officer of the 12th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, his personality exerted a tonic effect upon the morale and fighting qualities of the Battalion. In temperament, and in every other attribute, physical and mental, Lt. Col. Maxwell was fitted for the task assigned to him. There was a steely quality in his personal bravery that seemed accentuated by the almost studied tranquillity of his speech and general manner.
Frank Maxwell was killed by snipers whilst reconnoitring in No Man's Land near Ypres, Belgium on 21st September 1917. At the time of his death he was a Brigadier General in command of the 21st Infantry Brigade of the 9th Division. He was aged 46 and is buried at Ypres Reservoir C.W.G.C. Cemetery, north west of Ypres, Belgium, Plot 1, Row A, Grave 37. A memorial to Brigadier General Frank Maxwell can be seen in St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. He was the son of Thomas Maxwell M.D. and Violet Sophia Maxwell and the husband of Charlotte Alice Hamilton Maxwell.
The 12th Middlesex Regiment was a volunteer regiment and part of Lord Kitchener's 'New Army'. Volunteers such as Harold received one shilling per day. Conscription was introduced in the U.K. in January 1916, but initially only for batchelors.
The 12th Middlesex Regiment was an infantry regiment and formed part of the 54th Brigade along with the 11th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, 7th Battalion Bedford, and the 6th Battalion Northampton Regiments. The 12th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment was eventually disbanded on the 13th February 1919.
The 54th Brigade was part of the 18th (Eastern) Division, New Army, commanded by Major General F. I. (Ivor) Maxse.
The 18th Division Headquarters was at Carnoy, and the Division formed part of XIII Corps. The Officers commanding the XIII Corps were:
General Officer Commanding: Lt. General W. N. Congreve V.C. Brigadier-General General Staff: Brigadier-General W. H. Greenly. Brigadier-General Royal Artillery: Brigadier-General R. St. C. Lecky.
The XIII Corps in turn formed part of the Fourth Army. The Fourth Army Headquarters was at Querrieux Chateau, which is north east of Amiens. The Officers commanding the Fourth Army were;
General Officer Commanding: General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson Bt. K.C.B. K.C.V.O. Major-General General Staff: Major-General A. A. Montgomery. Deputy-Adjutant and Quartermaster-General: Major-General H. C. Holman. Major-General Royal Artillery: Major-General C. E. D. Budworth. Chief Engineer: Major-General R. U. H. Buckland. Deputy-Director Signals: Colonel R. G. Earle.
The Commander in Chief of the British Army in France was General (later Field Marshall 1st Earl Haig of Bemersyde) Sir Douglas Haig. His Chief of Staff was Lt. General Sir Launcelot E ('Kigg') Kiggell, and the Major General of the Royal Artillery was Major General J. F. N. Birch. The General Headquarters for the British Expeditionary Force in France was at Montreuil near Etaples/Le Touquet. A statue still stands in the Town Hall Square at Montreuil, of General Haig on horseback, commemorating the fact that his General Headquarters were based in the town throughout the war.
The objective of the 18th Division at the Battle of the Somme which commenced on the 1st July 1916 was to capture a German trench called 'Montauban Alley' which ran to the rear and south of the village of Montauban. The Corps heavy artillery, combined with that of the French Corps on the right, was greatly superior to that of the Germans in this sector, by a ratio of nearly four to one. The course of the artillery barrage laid down that day would practically destroy the German Artillery.
On the 1st july 1916 the Battalion had a strength of 21 officers and 820 other ranks. The Second in Command to Lt. Col. Maxwell was Major M. C. Scarborough. the four Company Commanders were:
- A Company Captain L. H. Methuen
- B Company Captain G. L. Harrisan
- C Company Lieutenant A. E. West
- D Company Captain A. C. Davies
Saturday the 1st July dawned a very hot day. No smoke was laid down to cover the advance of the British Infantry. On the front of the 18th Division, two mines below the enemy's front trench at la Boiselle were fired at 07:27 a.m., while a flame-thrower had been set up to assist the assault on the right. At Zero hour the attacking battalions crossed No Man's Land against some opposition, running up against the main German resistance at their support trench and the castle. Fighting all the way, the infantry of the 18th Division pushed the Germans back trench by trench in a series of battles involving grenades, machine guns and bayonets.
By 08:30 a.m. most of the division's first objectives had been taken, but the enemy was stubbornly resisting in the centre. Nevertheless, an attack on the Pommiers Redoubt was launched, and this was taken after fierce hand-to-hand fighting.
The parties of German troops holding up the centre of the 18th Division's assault were by now becoming aware of the situation on their flanks, which had been well turned. Some began to fall back, some to surrender, but some remained to fight. Trench by trench the British advanced, until by late afternoon contact had been established with the 30th Division, and the whole of the 18th Division objective had been captured.
The day's fighting had cost XIII Corps just over 6000 casualties, but mercifully it was possible to evacuate the wounded speedily. Most of the wounded of the 18th Division were taken back to the village of Carnoy, and the village square was used as a casualty clearing station.
Throughout the first day of battle, the 12th Battalion Middlesex Regiment had been kept in dugouts in Carnoy. At 08:30 p.m. Lt. Col. Maxwell moved up to the Battalion Headquarters at Piccadilly in the old British front line. At 12:45 a.m. the Middlesex Regiment moved up into the forming-up trenches. Shortly afterwards crossing No Man's Land to the old German front line.
The Companies took up the following positions: A and B Companies each had two platoons in Bund Trench, and A Company two more platoons in Emden Trench on the right of the Triangle, and B Company had two more platoons in the same trench, but on the left of the Triangle; C company was in Austrian Support Trenches, and D Company in Austrian front line.
The enemy's barrage was still falling, but it was weak and not very accurate. On Companies taking up their positions, they began consolidating. The hostile trenches were much damaged and in places obliterated. Dead Germans were everywhere, and some prisoners taken from dugouts were obviously much shaken and almost incoherent. At this point one officer, 2nd Lieutenant R. H. Hudlestone was killed, two other officers wounded, three other ranks killed, 27 wounded and four missing.
There was little activity on Sunday 2nd July and the British Divisions were able to reorganize and reinforce as well as pushing forward supplies and ammunition.
During the daylight hours of the 2nd July, the 12th Middlesex Regiment remained in the same positions. At 08:30 p.m. the Battalion was ordered to relieve the 11th Royal Fusiliers in the advanced trenches. Companies took up the following postions: A Company in White Trench, B and C Companies in Beetle Alley, and D Company in Maple Trench from the junction of Black Alley to Strong Point No. 5 inclusive. Lt. Col. Maxwell's headquarters were in Black Alley. The relief was completed by about 01:30 a.m. on Monday 3rd July. Casualties that day were one officer and four other ranks wounded. The 12th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment was now south of Caterpillar and Mamtez Woods.
XIII Corps spent Monday 3rd July in consolidation. Patrols discovered Bernafay Wood to be still undefended, and at 09:00 p.m. supported by a 20 minute barrage, two battalions of the 9th Scottish Division, New Army, entered and took possession of the wood. Throughout the 3rd July the 12th Middlesex Regiment remained in the same positions, all Companies consolidating the line. In the evening B and C Companies set to work to dig a communication trench between White Trench and Beetle Alley. The enemy shelled both the latter trenches during the day, but his shell fire was weak and not very effective: 2nd Lieutenant Souster and two other ranks were wounded. At night D Company was withdrawn from Maple Trench and took over Strong Points from the 6th Northamptonshire Regiment.
The weather, which had been fine apart from the occasional thunderstorms, broke on Tuesday 4th July. Heavy rain filled the trenches and turned tracks into quagmires. The shell torn ground absorbed the downpour, melting tracts of marshland. The 4th of July passed without incident, but during the evening the dispositions on the Companies were again slightly altered: A Company remained in White Trench, B Company was in Montauban Alley, between Caterpillar Trench, and Pommiers Redoubt, with four strong points in the Caterpillar Trench, one at the junction of Loop Trench and Montauban Alley and one at White Trench. These posts were garrisoned with one Vickers gun and section.
Caterpillar Wood, reported empty by the Royal Flying Corps, was occupied by the 18th Division on the 4th July and the division also recovered five abandoned German field guns while taking possession of a section of enemy trench near the wood. C Company, 12th Middlesex Regiment was in Caterpillar Wood with two sections and one Vickers gun. D Company was in Pommiers Trench with a strong point at the loop. By nightfall troops of the 18th Division had occupied Marlboro Wood, 500 yards beyond Caterpillar Wood. The 12th Middlesex now held part of the 53rd Brigade front as well as the front line of their own Brigade, the 54th.
According to the official regimental history of the 12th Battalion the Middlesex Regiment, 'Diehards in the Great War', a copy of which is available for reading at the Imperial War Museum, Wednesday 5th July, the day Harold Melsom was killed, was a quiet day with little enemy action. Only the occasional enemy shell bursting overhead, though hostile shelling was at times heavy. Patrol work was carried out each night. It is though at present that Harold was killed by an enemy shell or shrapnel. It may be possible to learn more on our visit to the cemetery in France. Often in a book kept at the cemetery, a description is given of how the person died and also can often be found a personal message from the next of kin. Next of kin were also permitted a single line message on the headstone and again it will be interesting to see if this was done.
The Middlesex Regimental museum at New Malden in Surrey was closed in 1992 on the death of the curator (information can be obtained on 0181 949 7605). All artifacts were transferred to the National Army Museum in Chelsea where several showcases are dedicated to the Middlesex Regiment. Other items of interest have been spread throughout the museum.
The Middlesex Regiment was amalgamated in 1966 to form the Queen's Regiment with other home counties regiments. This was also later amalgamated to form The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment based at Howe Barracks, Canterbury, Kent. The Regimental museum is at Dover Castle and a display here includes several items from the Middlesex Regiment. However there are few items of interest.
Pte. John Robert Melton
British Army 1/14th Btn. London Regiment
from:Ilford, Essex
Robert Melton enlisted with the 1/14th Battalion London Regiment on 2nd August 1917. He was posted to the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Langemarck in Belgium. Later, he was posted to the Cambrai salient and his division were involved in diversionary operations at Mouevres. The unit was then moved to the Somme valley during the winter of 1917/18.
He was diagnosed with Trench Fever on 21st of February 1918 and sent to No.42 Casualty Clearing Station close to the village of Aubigny. He was transferred to the Birmingham War Hospital on 2nd of March 1918. After a period of recuperation, he was sent to Shoreham Camp and served the remainder of the was in the Army Pay Corps.
Pte. Abert Melville
British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.16th Jun 1915)
Albert Melville enlisted in Newcastle and served with the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died age 28 on the 16th June 1915 and is remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card shows the award of the 1914 Star, War and Victory Medals.
Albert was born in East Jarrow 1884(?). Am unable to find family with brothers in Jarrow. Nearest fit is family in Wallsend with mother Mary(35) born in Kenton Dumbartonshire, (husband not on form must be away that day), James(14) born in Kenton, Dumbartonshire, an office boy, Albert(10) born in Byker, David (5) born in Wallsend and Janet (1) born in Wallsend. His older brother James was also one of the fallen.
L/Cpl. Alexander Melville
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
from:Alyth, Perthshire
(d.27th Mar 1915)
Alexander Melville was born in Alyth, Perthshire. He died of Wounds and is buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery.
The Glasgow Herald reported on the 30th of March 1915: "Mr Andrew Melville, Bank Street, Alyth, received word yesterday from a Red Cross hospital that his son Alexander had died on Saturday. Alexander Melville was a member of the Royal Scots and came with the Indian contingent for the war. He visited his parents at the beginning of the year."
Pte. Herbert Stuart Melville
British Army 8th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Stockport
(d.26th Feb 1917)
Herbert S. Melville was my great-great-uncle. He died of his wounds in Mesopotamia on 26th February 1917.
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