Robert Frederick Charles Mellor

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772525

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Soldiers' Plot, Brantford, Ontario

Commemorated at:

Grace Anglican Church

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Lancashire

Birth city:

Manchester

Address at enlistment:

53 Charlotte Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

53 Charlotte Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Driver

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX October 22, 1951

Frederick Robert Mellor

The death of Frederick Robert Mellor, a veteran of the First Great War, occurred Saturday at the Brantford General Hospital. He was 69 years of age. Mr. Mellor was born in Manchester, England. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John G. Mellor and came to Canada 55 years ago, residing here since that time. He enlisted for service in the First World War with the 125th Battalion in Brantford and was overseas from 1916-1918. He was a member of the Canadian Legion. His wife, Alice Clara Parker, predeceased him in 1947. Surviving are three sons, Beverley, Frederick and James Mellor, and one daughter, Mrs. Lloyd (Marguerite) Hampel, and 10 grandchildren all of Brantford, also one brother, Harold Mellor, Strathroy, Ont.; two nephews and one niece. Mr. Mellor is resting at the home of his son, Beverley Mellor, 29 Webling Street, until Tuesday noon. The funeral service will be held Tuesday afternoon at the McCleister Funeral Home, with interment in the Soldiers’ Plot, Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX October 24, 1951

The funeral service for Frederick R. Mellor, 29 Webling Street, was conducted Tuesday afternoon at the McCleister Funeral Home. Relatives and friends were in attendance from the city and outside points. These and the beautiful floral tributes evinced the esteem in which Mr. Mellor was held. He was a veteran of the First World War, enlisting in Brantford in the 125th Battalion and serving overseas from 1916 to 1918. As a mark of respect for a former comrade a representation from the Canadian Legion here attended the funeral service and also the committal rites at the graveside in the Soldiers’ Plot in Mount Hope Cemetery. Canon F.W. Schaffter of St. Jude’s Anglican Church officiated at the services. Mr. Lloyd Van Every sang “Sometime We’ll Understand.” The pallbearers were George Padfield, Jr. Alex Padfield, William Fink, Thomas Pierce, John Steele, and Leo Steele. The Last Post was sounded by bugler Fred Nicholas.