MELLON, Henry
(Service number 28897)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 19 June 1895 | Place of Birth | Waimate, South canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 6 June 1916 | Age | 20 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | Sutherland's, Timaru, NZ | ||
| Occupation | Farmhand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 2nd SC Regiment. | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Henry Mellon (father), Sutherland's, Timaru, NZ. | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 18th Reinforcements, J Company. | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ | Destination | Plymouth, England. |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment. | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 June 1917 | Age | 21 years |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Sutherlands War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of the late Henry & Ellen Mellon, of Pleasant Point, South Canterbury.
Sources
Cenotaph
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Researched and Written by
Cynthia McCaughan (SC branch NZSG); Lesley Tennent (SC branch NZSG)
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