O. S. MELHADO , 07 December 1915
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Owen Stirling Melhado
Born:
8 Sivan 5652 (03 June 1892)
Died:
30 Kislev 5676 (07 December 1915)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
MEL5826
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
8 Sivan 5652 (03 June 1892)
Place of birth:
Jamaica
Death
Date of death:
30 Kislev 5676 (07 December 1915)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Cottonera Hospital, Malta
Cause of death:
Died of wounds received at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli
Burial place:
Marsa Jewish Cemetery
Memorial
Places
Addresses
Family home:
Devon House, Halfway Tree, Kingston Jamaica (1911)
Family
Parents
Father: Reginald Melhado (male)
Mother: Irene Melhado (female)
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Date enlisted/conscripted:
1914
Date discharged/death:
07 December 1915
Rank at discharge/death:
Second Lieutenant
Sustained injuries:
Gunshot wound to right shoulder and back
Invalided out of service:
19 November 1915
Assignments
Regiment:
Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion/unit:
11th Battalion
Campaigns:
Gallipoli
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Date of Death:
07 December 1915
Age:
23 years old
Regiment / service:
Yorkshire Regiment, 5th Bn. attd. 11th Bn.
Cemetery:
Marsa Jewish Cemetery, Malta
Grave reference:
7.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
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