William Fairbairn Mellville

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 09.10.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  • Service no: 646235
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 7th Battalion

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 21.04.1876
  • Place of Birth: Invergowrie
  • Address: World Rooms, Powell St, Vancouver
  • Occupation: Gardener
  • Mother:

    Charlotte Melville

  • Father:

    William Smith Melville

  • Siblings:

    Jane, Alexander, Mary, John, Robert, William & Charles

  • Spouse:

    Phyllis Agnes Melville

  • Children:

    Minnie, Charlotte, Alice, Agnes, Marjorie, Doris, William & Margaret

  • Age at Death: 82
  • Date of Death: 13.07.1958
  • Place of Death: Vancouver, Canada
  • Burial Country: Canada
  • Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver

More about William Fairbairn Mellville

service record

William was the brother of Pte William John Brown Melville, 12334, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Greys, who was killed in action 01.04.1918.

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