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MELLOY, Robert Sydney
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1051, Q140965 |
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Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Brisbane |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | HQ Northern Command |
Born: | BRISBANE, QLD, 29 December 1897 |
Home Town: | Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Kangaroo Point State School and Central Technical College (Brisbane), Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Gunsmith - later Real Estate Agent |
Died: | Natural causes, Southport, Queensland, Australia, 23 January 1995, aged 97 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | East Brisbane War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1051, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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10 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
5 Jun 1916: | Involvement 1051, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
5 Jun 1916: | Embarked 1051, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
6 Oct 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1051, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HT Pakeha, England for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 24 November 1919, the by train to Brisbane arriving 26 November 1919 | |
2 Oct 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1051, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
6 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Q140965, HQ Northern Command | |
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6 Apr 1942: | Involvement Captain, Q140965 | |
6 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Q140965 | |
6 Apr 1942: | Enlisted | |
5 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Q140965, HQ Northern Command | |
5 Jun 1946: | Discharged Q140965 | |
5 Jun 1946: | Discharged |
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