His unfortunate passenger was mining manager Lt. Col Alexander George Campbell, DSO. Two days later, over one hundred thousand people lined the streets of Melbourne to pay their last respects to this fine young flier. Melrose Park in New South Wales and Melrose Park in South Australia are both suburbs named after him, as well as James Melrose Road, which travels along the southern boundary of Adelaide Airport. The town of Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK, where the 1934 Air Race originated, has also named a street after him – Charles Melrose Close. A monument to his memory was erected at Stirling, South Australia, and has been recently renovated. He spent much of his childhood, before the death of his father, at "Glenwood" in nearby Aldgate. A memorial plaque marks the family home at 13 South Esplanade, Glenelg, which was their winter residence from around 1916, then later their only home.