Edward Noel Mellish

Chaplain, A Captain, The Reverend. Army Chaplains Department

Register No.: 856 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
Rank: Chaplain all Chaplains →
Unit: A Captain, The Reverend. Army Chaplains Department (register: Royal Army Chaplains' Department) all Royal Army Chaplains' Department VCs →
Date of action: 27–29 March 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
Conflict / campaign: First World War
London Gazette: 20th April, 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
Born: 24th December, 1880 at Barnet, Hertfordshire
Died: 8th July 1962 at South Petherton, Somerset
Memorial / grave: not known

Digest of citation

On three consecutive days, the 27th to 29th March 1916, during the heavy fighting at St Eloi, Belgium, Captain, the Reverend, MELLISH, went to-and-fro continuously between the original trenches and the captured enemy trenches, attending to and rescuing wounded men. The first day, from an area swept by machine-gun fire, he rescued 10 severely wounded men. Although his battalion was relieved on the second day, he returned and rescued 12 more of the wounded. Taking charge of a group of volunteers, on the third day, he again returned to the trenches in order to rescue the remaining wounded. This excellent work was done voluntarily and was far outside the sphere of his normal duties

From Alf Askin's research notes

Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.

MELLISH, Edward Noel. (reg No. 856). A

Captain, The Reverend. Army Chaplains Department.

London Gazetted on 20th April, 1916.

Born on 24th December, 1880 at Barnet, Hertfordshire.

Died on 8th July 1962 at South Petherton, Somerset.

Memorial not known.

Digest of Citation reads: On three consecutive days, the 27th to 29th March 1916, during the heavy fighting at St Eloi, Belgium, Captain, the Reverend, MELLISH, went to-and-fro continuously between the original trenches and the captured enemy trenches, attending to and rescuing wounded men. The first day, from an area swept by machine-gun fire, he rescued 10 severely wounded men. Although his battalion was relieved on the second day, he returned and rescued 12 more of the wounded. Taking charge of a group of volunteers, on the third day, he again returned to the trenches in order to rescue the remaining wounded. This excellent work was done voluntarily and was far outside the sphere of his normal duties.

Additional information:. Captain Mellish served from 1900- 02 as a Trooper. (Baden-Powell's Police). He also served in World War Two (WWII), as an air-raid warden. More to be added

Additional information

Captain Mellish served from 1900- 02 as a Trooper. (Baden-Powell's Police). He also served in World War Two (WWII), as an air-raid warden. More to be added

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