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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.