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Name

MELLOR, Robert Thornton

Date of Birth

28 May 1899

Place of Birth

Medindie SA

Date of Death

17 October 1965

Place of Death

Fitzroy SA

Place of Burial

Centennial Park Cemetery

Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.)

 

Lived in Prospect (dates)

1899 - 1965

Addresses in Prospect

Family home Avenel Gardens Rd., Medindie,  15 Martin Avenue, Fitzroy

Names of houses (if any)

 

Parents

James Taylor MELLOR and Emma Masterman ADAMS

Spouse(s)

Freda Ella WICKES

Date(s) of Marriage(s)

9 September 1924

Place(s) of Marriage(s)

North Adelaide Baptist Church

Children

John Thornton MELLOR and Elizabeth Thornton MELLOR

Occupation(s)

Warehouseman (at WW1 enlistment), Departmental Manager (1945)

Interests

JP

Religion/Churches

Baptist

Notes (points of interest etc.)

Councillor for Fitzroy Ward, Mayor of Prospect 1944-1946,

Served in WW1 with 14th Field Artillery

Served WW11 2 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps

Sources of information

Nominal Rolls, SA BMDs, S&M, L Attema

Principal researcher(s)

David Johnston and Lesley Attema, Prospect Local History Group

 

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