Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William John Brown Melville
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 12334
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Greys
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 26
- Date of Death: 01.04.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Moreiul Communal Cemetery Allied Extension
- Grave/Mem Ref no: B.24.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04.07.1891
- Place of Birth: Dundee/Longforgan?
- Address:
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Charlotte Crichton Melville, Bullionfield Cottages, Invergowrie
- Father:
William Smith Melville
- Siblings:
Jane Ross Fairbairn Melville (1874-1958) William Fairbairn Melville (1876-1958) Alexander Crichton Melville (1878-1948) Mary Marjory Robertson Melville (1883-1945) John Crichton Melville (1886-1955) Robert Band Melville (1889-1955) & Charles Angus Melville (1893-1953)
- Spouse:
Jane Morris Melville
- Children:
Ronald Sydney & Muriel
More about William John Brown Melville
For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.
Robert was the brother of Pte William Fairbairn Melville, 646235, 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry.
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information and image courtesy of Patti Jackson, findagrave.com
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