MELTON, James Robert
(Service number 34704)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs J. Melton (mother), Morven | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 7 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 71 Port Lyttleton | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
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Biographical Notes
James Robert Melton was the son of James and Barbara Wallace Murdoch Melton (nee Kennard) of Morven.
James Robert Melton's was the nephew of Thomas Kennard (23194), brother in law of Lionel Arthur Marshall (46653), and cousin of both Donald McNicol Kennard (55278) and Herbert Hinman Jackson (38961) who also served during the war.
Sources
SCRoll submission by P Melton, 14 Jan 2018; Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 February 2018]
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin, South Canterbury Museum
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