Son of Thomas Edward and Jane Ann Melling, of 30, Gladstone Road, Farnworth, Lancashire; nephew of E. Melling, Baker, of 159, Egerton Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1917. Formerly 48564, Lancashire Fusiliers. Posted missing and subsequently presumed killed.
Melling, Jack –
Personal details
- Surname: Melling
- Forename: Jack
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 18
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 25th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 22nd (3rd County Pioneers) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 81491
- Regiment: Durham Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Panel 68 to 72.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 21/06/1918 23/08/1918 18/07/1919