Private 19952 Harry Tyrell MELBOURNE

Private 19952 Harry Tyrell Melbourn[e]{gallery}Pte H T Melbourne{/gallery}5th Battalion, Wiltshire (Duke of Edinburgh’s) Regiment
Killed in action in Mesopotamia, 19th April 1916 aged 19

• Commemorated: Basra Memorial, Iraq. Panel 30 and 64. The memorial has been badly damaged during the conflict in Iraq
  
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Henry and Annie Melbourne
• NNWFHS Memorial: Curdworth and Minworth Council School
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Melbourne
• NNWFHS Curdworth War Memorial Page
• NNWFHS Minworth War Memorial Page
• Basra Memorial
• Wiltshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born 17 May 1896 in Saltley. Baptised 23 Jan 1907 at Bishop Ryder
• Attended Minworth Council School
  
• Lived at 52 St James Street, Ashted [1911]