Regimental Number: 718322
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: 117th Battalion, Canadian Infantry; 107th Battalion, Canadian Engineers
Melford was born in Mount Albert, County York, Ontario on December 22, 1889. He and his wife Edith and their three children came to the Peace country in 1929 and settled in the Mount Saskatoon school district, where Melford served on the school board. When World War II broke out in 1939, Melford once again served in the army. He died in White Rock, British Columbia on March 21, 1974.
Source: Beaverlodge to the Rockies, p. 236