Topic: AIF - 2B - 7 LHR
7th LHR, AIF
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Montague Charles Melly
Montague Charles Melly
Service number: 1047
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 7th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 21 September 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: MELLY, Tpr. Montague Charles, 1047. 7th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 21st Sept., 1916. C. 25.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Montague Charles Melly from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1047 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Address | c/o Mrs Ada Melly, Kallatina, Lamrock avenue, Bondi, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ada Melly, Kallatina, Lamrock avenue, Bondi, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 4 March 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on 15 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 21 September 1916 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 25), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Bir el Mazar, Sinai, 17 September 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 7th LHR, Roll of Honour, Montague Charles Melly
