 Complete the following phrase:  Mellish was born in Rondebosch, Cape Town where he attended Wynberg Boys High School, Rondebosch Boys High School, and SACS. During World War I, he served in South-West Africa as a gunner with the Cape Town Highlanders in the South African Heavy Artillery from 1914 to 1915. On 15 May 1915 he sailed on the SS City of Athens to Europe where he received the Military Cross for action at 