39th Battalion
Killed In Action
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Edward John Mellish MM (SN 6067) was born in Ballarat and attended the Golden Point State School. He enlisted in Ballarat on April 8th 1916. He was 22 years old, single and employed as a miner. He was posted to the 8th Infantry Battalion and embarked on July 28th 1916, bound for France. He was later transferred to the 39th Infantry Battalion. During the fighting in Belgium he earned the Military Medal 'On 12th October, 1917, East of YPRES, for conspicuous gallantry and devotion in action…………. he made many trips forward to bring in wounded.' He was killed in the front line trenches on November 28th 1917, and is buried in Berks Cemetery Extension, Belgium. He was 22 years old.
