Corporal

John Dimitrios Melville

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Constantine Melville and Clara Melville (nee Forbes), of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Margaret Melville, of Auckland City.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6299
Name:
John Dimitrios Melville
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.P. Melville (wife), 38 Lawrence Street, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
38 Lawrence Street, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Projectionist
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Corps of Signals

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 May 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
02 May 1940
Vessel:
Empress of Britain

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
John Dimitrios Melville
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