Served as Henry De Melker
Parents: Margaret Murray (formerly DE MELKER), Shannagarry, Traralgon, Victoria, and the late Gerit Cornelious DE MELKER. Native of Cape of Good Hope, South Afric
Regimental number 485
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Other Names DE MELKER, John Henry Wiltch
School State Schools, South and West Melbourne and Thorpdale, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia 3.11
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Address Traralgon, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 32
Next of kin Mother, Mrs De Melker, Traralgon, Victoria
Previous military service Served in the Australian Light Horse, Trafalgar and Moe, Victoria.
Enlistment date 26 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 8th Battalion, D Company
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 169
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915.
Appointed Lance Corporal, 28 April 1915; promoted Corporal, 28 August 1915; appointed Temporary Sergeant, 26 November 1915; reverted to permanent rank of Corporal, 7 December 1915.
Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 8 December 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Promoted Sergeant, 23 February 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916.
Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 March 1916 (dental cavies); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 20 March 1916; discharged to unit, 26 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 3050205F: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents: Margaret Murray (formerly DE MELKER), Shannagarry, Traralgon, Victoria, and the late Gerit Cornelious DE MELKER. Native of Cape of Good Hope, South Afric
Regimental number 485
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Other Names DE MELKER, John Henry Wiltch
School State Schools, South and West Melbourne and Thorpdale, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia 3.11
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Address Traralgon, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 32
Next of kin Mother, Mrs De Melker, Traralgon, Victoria
Previous military service Served in the Australian Light Horse, Trafalgar and Moe, Victoria.
Enlistment date 26 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 8th Battalion, D Company
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 169
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915.
Appointed Lance Corporal, 28 April 1915; promoted Corporal, 28 August 1915; appointed Temporary Sergeant, 26 November 1915; reverted to permanent rank of Corporal, 7 December 1915.
Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 8 December 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Promoted Sergeant, 23 February 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916.
Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 March 1916 (dental cavies); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 20 March 1916; discharged to unit, 26 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 3050205F: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served as Henry De Melker
Parents: Margaret Murray (formerly DE MELKER), Shannagarry, Traralgon, Victoria, and the late Gerit Cornelious DE MELKER. Native of Cape of Good Hope, South Afric
Regimental number 485
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Other Names DE MELKER, John Henry Wiltch
School State Schools, South and West Melbourne and Thorpdale, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia 3.11
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Address Traralgon, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 32
Next of kin Mother, Mrs De Melker, Traralgon, Victoria
Previous military service Served in the Australian Light Horse, Trafalgar and Moe, Victoria.
Enlistment date 26 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 8th Battalion, D Company
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 169
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915.
Appointed Lance Corporal, 28 April 1915; promoted Corporal, 28 August 1915; appointed Temporary Sergeant, 26 November 1915; reverted to permanent rank of Corporal, 7 December 1915.
Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 8 December 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Promoted Sergeant, 23 February 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916.
Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 March 1916 (dental cavies); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 20 March 1916; discharged to unit, 26 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 3050205F: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents: Margaret Murray (formerly DE MELKER), Shannagarry, Traralgon, Victoria, and the late Gerit Cornelious DE MELKER. Native of Cape of Good Hope, South Afric
Regimental number 485
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Other Names DE MELKER, John Henry Wiltch
School State Schools, South and West Melbourne and Thorpdale, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia 3.11
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Address Traralgon, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 32
Next of kin Mother, Mrs De Melker, Traralgon, Victoria
Previous military service Served in the Australian Light Horse, Trafalgar and Moe, Victoria.
Enlistment date 26 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 8th Battalion, D Company
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 169
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915.
Appointed Lance Corporal, 28 April 1915; promoted Corporal, 28 August 1915; appointed Temporary Sergeant, 26 November 1915; reverted to permanent rank of Corporal, 7 December 1915.
Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 8 December 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Promoted Sergeant, 23 February 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916.
Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 March 1916 (dental cavies); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 20 March 1916; discharged to unit, 26 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 3050205F: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Gravesite Details
Sergeant, 60th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Age: 34. Son of Margaret Murray (formerly De Melker), of Shannagarry, Traralgon, Victoria, and the late Gerit Cornelious De Melker. Native of Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
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