Mornington Harold MELVILLE

Regimental number12/272
Date of birth16 October 1890
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
AddressAuckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.1
Height5' 4"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E W Melville, 22 Rodner Street, Oldham Road, Manchester, England
Previous military serviceServed in the 3rd Lancashire Fusiliers; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
FateDischarged in London 5 July 1916
Discharge date5 July 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 12915.

Wounded in action, 12 August 1915 (shrapnel wound, lung and throat); admitted to Cottonera Hospital, Malta, 19 August 1915; transferred to England, 2 September 1915, and admitted to Military Hospital, Frensham Hill, Farnham, 10 September 1915; discharged to NZ Base, Hornchurch, 22 March 1916.

Discharged (medically unfit), London, 5 July 1916.

War service: 1 year 326 days (of which 263 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: HQ Auckland Inf Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21374597