Regimental number | 1969 |
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
School | Newtown Public School, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 9 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpet planner |
Address | 59 Wilson Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs I Mills, 59 Wilson Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), (Plot VI, Row N, Grave No. 33), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Isabella MILLS. Native of Auckland, New Zealand |