Robert Crichton Melville (Bob)

Born 19th March 1935 at Kilosa, Tanganyika
Died 29th June 2008 at Mukinbudin, Western Australia

Bob was the youngest child of John Melville and Elizabeth Rockell. His three siblings were born in the UK but Bob was an African, born, brought up, schooled (apart from 3 years spent in Scotland) and working in Tanganyika and elsewhere in east Africa.

Shortly before he died, Bob finished writing some of his memories of his life and some of his African years can be found in an extract of his account here

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