Meldrum, William Ernest

Date of Birth	1895-05-10
Date of Death	1955-06-12
Age	60
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, Victoria, Queens Ferry Bass River

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1914-02-04
Rank	Able Seaman
Official Number	3650
Discharged Date	1917-07-26
Discharge Type	Invalided - Unfit for Naval Service
Service Period	1914-1917
Active Service (War service)	WW1
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Sydney I HMAS - Light Cruiser

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Karrakatta Cemetery Karrakatta Rd Karrakatta Rd WA 6010
Cemetery Address	Nedlands City, WA
Demonination/Area	Crematorium Rose Gardens
Section	Garden 7A-0019
Grave Type	Cremation - Garden

Notes

William Ernest Meldrum was one of the casualty's during the SYDNEY - EMDEN action suffering 12 wounds when the after control position of SYDNEY was struck. Battle of Cocos Islands 1914

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives

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