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David Shearer Melville

In memory of:

Private David Shearer Melville

December 19, 1941
Bowen Road Hospital, Hong Kong

Military Service

Service Number:

B/89264

Age:

39

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

January 6, 1902
Glasgow, Scotland

Enlistment:

August 29, 1940
Toronto, Ontario

Son of John Melville and Jean Shearer. Husband of Ellen Elizabeth Jane Roulston of Toronto, Ontario. Father of Elizabeth Jean and John David Roulston Melville.

Half-brother of Private Donald Martin, who served in Europe during the Second World War and survived the conflict.

Served in Ontario and Hong Kong with Force C. He had 478 days of service, including 53 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 38 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY
Hong Kong

Grave Reference:

6. B. Coll. grave 3-14.

Location:

STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY, originally the Military Cemetery in which members of the Hong Kong Garrison and their families were buried, is situated just beyond the small fishing village of Stanley in the southern part of Hong Kong island on the Tai Tam Peninsula, which has Stanley Bay on the west and Tai Tam Bay on the north. From Stanley Village take the Wong Ma Kok Road. The cemetery is adjacent St Stephens College and is close to St Stephen's beach. It is reached from Victoria by car along a winding, hilly road which at first overlooks the harbour and mainland. After climbing to the pass called Wong Nei Cheng Gap the road descends to the sea at Repulse Bay and then continues along the rocky hillside to Stanley village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Private DAVID SHEARER MELVILLE was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong from December 8th to December 25th, 1941 The Epitaph on the grave marker reads ¿ TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN FOREVER IN MY HEART

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    Grave Marker – Private DAVID SHEARER MELVILLE was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong from December 8th to December 25th, 1941 The Epitaph on the grave marker reads ¿ TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN FOREVER IN MY HEART
  • Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.– Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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    Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
    Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong. – Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.
  • Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath– Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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    Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath
    Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath – Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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