 He was married in Battersea, London in 1921, and had 3 daughters and 1 son.Mellersh had published about 25 books, including 3 novels in 1926 - 1931, and an autobiography about his experience of World War I.The autobiography, "Schoolboy Into War" is an account of his recruitment at the age of 18, directly from school as an officer in the British Army.