John Melville

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Kirkaldy
  • Service no: 345411
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 14th Battalion
  • Place of Death: Egypt
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 12.11.1917
  • Burial Country: Egypt
  • Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: F.338.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Kirkaldy
  • Address: 55 Hospital Wynd, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Mrs D. Melville, 19 Ava St, Kirkaldy

  • Father:
  • Siblings:

    Kate Melville, 55 Hospital Wynd, Dundee

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about John Melville

John Melville   34541   Black Watch

Miss Kate Melville, 55 Hospital Wynd, the sister of Private John Melville, 1st Black Watch, who has been missing since 22nd October 1914, would be grateful for any information which might lead to the discovery of his whereabouts.

Dundee People’s Journal 5th February 1916

Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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