Private 1418 Patrick Melia
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 08/10/1914
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 10th of April 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial - Panel 6 and 7.
Family details:
Next of Kin from service papers: Mr M Melia (father), 32, Liverpool St, St Helens. Address from MIC: 32 Mount Street, St Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 6 years old Patrick is living at 9, Glover St, St Helens with parents Michael (35) Bessy (Elizabeth) (34) and brother James (9) 1911 - Not found.
Notes:
Age taken from service papers. Worked as a 'Machine Bottle Blower' at Cannington Shaw & Co, St Helens when he enlisted.
Age taken from service papers. Worked as a 'Machine Bottle Blower' at Cannington Shaw & Co, St Helens when he enlisted.
[pic]imgs/sppics/P_Melia_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Patrick Melia on the Ploegsteert Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
