Melcombe, Cecil Horace

photo by Wayne Worden

Regiment Number: 102902
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: Engineers
Date of Birth: Jan 26, 1897
Date of Death: Jul 2, 1919
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Location in Jones 45 Section: 10-6

Cecil was an 18 year old bricklayer when he enlisted. He served in Europe for close to 4 years before contracting tuberculosis. His parents lived on Earles St in South Vancouver.