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Arthur Melvin

In memory of:

Sergeant Arthur Melvin

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

446966

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

"C" Coy. 31st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 3, 1887
Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Enlistment:

May 18, 1915
Calgary, Alberta

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Melvin, of South Lodge, Pittrichie. Aberdeenshire. Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 293 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Inscription– Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Inscription – Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Mourning Mother– Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Mourning Mother – Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Vimy Memorial– August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Vimy Memorial – August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Sergeant Arthur Melvin #446966 paid the ultimate sacrifice in a sad way. While taking part in the attack on Thelus, he was struck full in the face with a 77 mm shell out of a German Field Gun.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Sergeant Arthur Melvin #446966 paid the ultimate sacrifice in a sad way. While taking part in the attack on Thelus, he was struck full in the face with a 77 mm shell out of a German Field Gun.
  • Photo of Arthur Melvin– Photo of Sgt. Arthur Melvin found in August 2023 Canadian Family Military Magazine Article about Sgt. Melvin's remains identified in a grave previously marked for an unknown soldier.

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    Photo of Arthur Melvin – Photo of Sgt. Arthur Melvin found in August 2023 Canadian Family Military Magazine Article about Sgt. Melvin's remains identified in a grave previously marked for an unknown soldier.
  • Inscription– His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Inscription – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
  • Vimy Memorial– Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Vimy Memorial
    Vimy Memorial – Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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