William+Francis+Melbourne

CWGC:

Melbourne, Francis William, Corporal, 201082, (3534), 1st/5th Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment, Aged 25. Date of death 1st July 1916. Son of William & Rachel Melbourne, of Sunny Villa, Windmill Lane, Belper, Derby. Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Panel and Face 10C, 10D and 11A.

Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 - 1919

Melbourne, Francis William, enlisted: Belper, Derbyshire, killed in action, France and Flanders, 1st July 1916.

1911 Census: Francis William Melbourne was a 21 year old colliery onsetter. He was born in Belper, and was residing at Garfield Villas, North Road, Belper. He was the son of William Melbourne, a colliery labourer, and Rachel Melbourne, an embroiderer.