Basic Details
Surname
Mellor
Forenames
Frank
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler and myrastrick.com provide the extra details. He was the elder brother of Ernest, also commemorated here, and had left the school in 1912 to work in the office of an education committee before he enlisted in 1915. He was killed when a trench collapsed and, like his brother, is also commemorated on IWM 2738.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
16
Age at death
19
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action