| Regimental number | 13596 |
| Date of birth | 23 February 1894 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | Unley and Peterborough Public Schools, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Bourke Street, Petersburg, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Melville, Bourke Street, Petersburg, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 28 August 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 4 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on 21 March 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 31 March 1919 |
| Discharge date | 7 July 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4748 Pte Claude MELVILLE, 27th Bn, killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917. |
| Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Wounded, Bullecourt, 6 October 1918; invalided to Norfolk War Hospital; recovered, returned to duty. |
