Private John William Melbourne

Army Number : 2361

Battalion : 1/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Son of Sidney and Mary Melbourne, of Wirksworth, Derbyshire. ; Husband of Martha Jane Melbourne, of Rise End, Wirksworth. He was a painter prior to enlisting 9th September 1914 at Chesterfield. He went to France 28th February 1915 and was killed in action, 18th April 1915, aged 30, whilst serving in the line near Kemmel, Belgium.

Buried/Commemorated : Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium. Row E. Grave 42.

Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Private John William Melbourne grave

Private John William Melbourne is also commemorated on the following local memorials :-
St. Mary’s Church War Memorial, Wirksworth, Derbyshire.
Holy Trinity Church War Memorial, Middleton, Derbyshire.