Capt Mellard Settle 41
- Born: 20 Jan 1895, Old Hall, Madeley, Staffordshire
- Died: 23 Dec 1918 aged 23
- Buried: Christ Church, Alsager, Cheshire
 Cause of his death was Spanish Flu.
General Notes:
The Times 03 Jan 1919
Captain William Mellard, North Staffordshire Regiment, was the second and only surviving son of Mr and Mrs Joel Settle, of the Hill, Alsager. He was born on January 20, 1895, and before the war had just started in business with his father. He was educated at Elleray Park, Wallasey and Radley College, Oxford, and joined the 2/5th North Staffs Regiment on its formation in August 1914. He served with the battalion continuously in England, Ireland and France, attaining the rank of captain. He was taken prisoner on March 21, 1918, but when the armistice was signed he was unable to return home having contacted influenza. Pneumonia and pleurisy supervening, he died in hospital at Mainz, Germany, on Monday, December 23 last. His elder brother, Second Lieutenant Reginald William Settle, RAF, was killed flying over the German lines in July 1916.
Birth Notes:
Mar Qtr 1895 Newcastle L RD 6b 70
Noted events in his life were:
• He served with the
• He appeared on the census in 1901 in The Hill, Alsager, Cheshire. RG13 3352 f49 pg 36
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