Thomas Melville

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: March 1916
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no: 202002
  • Rank: Private
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  • Regiment/Service: Labour Corps
  • Unit/Ship: 296th Battalion

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 11.03.1884
  • Place of Birth:
  • Address: 57 Derby St, Dundee
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  • Father:
  • Siblings:

    Alexander

  • Spouse:

    Mary Thornton

  • Children:
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 1925
  • Place of Death: Dundee
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More about Thomas Melville

Thomas was wounded in 1917 and admitted to Arbroath Hospital 11.09.1917 and was discharged 25.09.1917. He was then admitted to Carnoustie Hall 30th Nov and was discharged from there 18th Dec, 1917. He was accidentally killed in a car accident on Blackscroft Rd, Dundee in 1925. His brother Alexander also served in the Great War and also returned safely.

Information and photo kindly supplied by Alex’s great grandson Andy Latto

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