Fred MELLOR, WW1

[trevalyn]

FRED MELLOR,  Royal Garrison Artillery, died 26 May 1920. Service number 131522.
Beyond that, I have found absolutely nothing!

Does anybody out there have any idea who Fred Mellor was?  Where was he from? Where did he die? And, of course, where is he buried?

#Any clue would be gratefully received.

[mckha489]

He has a ‘burnt record’ on FindMyPast

Address. 8 Paradise (?) Ramsbottom
He is 36 & 9 mths in 1916 Dec 6.
Father is Samuel. Near Scowcroft Hall Farm, Middleton
Address on discharge in 1919. Scowcroft Hall Farm, Middleton. Janet W. Manchester (not sure of relevance of that) **

He was single

** See Shaun’s post

Modified to add..those records are on Ancestry also

[mckha489]

Suicide

https://www.findmypast.com/image-share/be475cc4-ee88-4858-bc8f-a042a081ff29

So this death

Deaths Jun 1920 
MELLOR    Fred    41    Halifax    9a   666   

[ShaunJ]

Middleton. Janet W.

Middleton Junct(ion)

[mckha489]

Middleton. Janet W.

Middleton Junct(ion)

I Knew it had to be something!

[mckha489]

Death of brother Henry in NZ 1943

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19431129.2.2.2?end_date=31-12-1943&items_per_page=10&query=Henry+Mellor&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1943

[trevalyn]

What a fine thing is Rootschat!
Thank you for all your help.  I will concentrate on the Middleton area for the final piece of the puzzle - where is he buried ?  Regardless of cause of death, he is entitled to War Grave commemoration . It was the war that ruined his life.

[mckha489]

I thought he might be in Halifax. And the coroner didn’t qualify as “of unsound mind” (unless that was added to the death certificate?)  so in a civic cemetery?

[Drosybont]

A tree online has his burial in Royton Cemetery Section 1E Grave 1524.  It also says he has been "accepted for a CWWG", a war grave, presumably.

Drosybont