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Flight Sergeant John Edward Melville

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Military service

Service number: R/115480
Age: 28
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 500 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death: April 3, 1943 Kolea, Algeria

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: 12. J. 19.
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Son of Charles Arthur and Winnifred Hilda Melville of Midland, Ontario; husband of Jean Ellen Melville, of Toronto, Ontario.

EL ALIA CEMETERY Algeria

EL ALIA Cemetery lies 13 kilometres south-east of Algiers on the road to El Harrash and is situated within a large civilian cemetery. The cemetery gates are never locked and access is available at all times.

It is regretted that it is not possible to keep a copy of the register in this cemetery. Assistance may be obtained from staff when they are present and a copy of the register is available for consultation in the toolshed.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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