Alfred Mellor

Alfred Burdett Mellor (2 November 1915 – 7 April 2011) was a stockbroker and financier who was the Chairman of the Melbourne Stock Exchange between 1960 and 1966.

Mellor was born in Canterbury where according to an interview in 2004, he had a privileged upbringing, where he lived in various stately homes that his grandparents owned.

Upon completing secondary school, Mellor was offered a role as a messenger at the stockbroking firm, J.B. Were & Sons.

However, during the war years, he served in the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) as a Lieutenant and field-gunner in the New Guinea Campaign until he was decommissioned in 1946.

Outside of his work, Mellor would volunteer extensively at his former school, Carey, in a variety of capacities before his death. This included joining the School Council (board) and representing the Old Carey Grammarians Association (OCGA) for over 40 years.