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Name: MELSOME, Robert John
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1895 Church Stretton ?22 Mar 1863
Death Date: 21 June 1986 Bovingdon, Herts.
First Date: 1925
Profession: KUR civil engineer
Area: Kilindini
Married: In Finchley 21 June 1925 Florence Maud Purnell b. 22 Aug 1879 Dover
Book Reference: Red 31, Dominion
War Service: Royal Warwickshire Regt.
General Information:
Dominion - Public Works Department - Railways - Engineering - Assistant Engineer - 1930
Gazette - 4/11/1925 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Assistant Engineer, Ug. Rly. - R.J. Melsome
Gazette - 3/7/1928 - Departed on Termination - Asst. Engineer, K&U Rly - R.J. Melsome
Nat Probate Calendar
Worked in Argentina in 1930s
1939 England and Wales Register living in Beckenham with wife Florence Maud, as gardener. This gives the 1863 birthdate. There is some muddle here.