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Sergeant ARTHUR MELVIN

Service Number: 446966
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Infantry

"C" Coy. 31st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 09 April 1917

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY, THELUS

I. C. 2

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Melvin, of South Lodge, Pittrichie. Aberdeenshire. Scotland.
  • Personal Inscription YOU LIE IN A GRAVE WE MAY NEVER SEE AS LONG AS MEMORY LASTS YOU WILL REMEMBERED BE
  • N.B. Recent research has shown that Sergeant Melvin is buried here. Currently the grave is marked with a headstone to an Unknown Sergeant of the Canadian Infantry, but a new headstone bearing his details is now on order. Please contact the Commission for further details.
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