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Cpl. James Melville
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.8th May 1915)
James Melville enlisted in Stratford, Essex and served with the 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.He died age 30 on the 8th May 1915 and is remembered at Jarrow Library also on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card shows the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals.
James 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 younger brother Albert was also one of the fallen.