Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Alfred Melville
Alfred Melville
Service number: 1472
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: MELVILLE, Tpr. Alfred, 1472. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. Age 24. Husband of Elsie May Mitchell (formerly Melville), of 45, Howard St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia. B. 86.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Alfred Melville from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1472 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Blacksmith's striker |
| Address | c/o Mrs. E. Melville, Mills Cottage, East parade, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Elsie Melville, Mills Cottage, East parade, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 30 June 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, AIF |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 86), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Husband of Elsie MITCHELL (formerly MELVILLE), 45 Howard Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Adelaide, South Australia |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Alfred Melville
