Regimental number | 129 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Alexandria, New South Wales |
School | Leichhardt Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Telephonist |
Address | 193 Augustus Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | A.E. McMillan, 139 Augustus Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the25th Signal Company Army Engineers. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Meritorious Service Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Meritorious Service Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 25583 Driver Cornelius Duncan McMILLAN, 4th Divisional Signal Company, effective abroad (still overseas) |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Contracted enteric fever, 6 August 1915; embarked for England, 2 October 1915, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 25 October 1916. Returned to Australia; discharged (medically unfit). Re-embarked (no details available). Promoted Temporary Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer Class II),1 January 1918. Married Agnes McKELLAR, spinster, aged 24, at Unitarian Church, 17 Calderwood Road, Glasgow, Scotland, 8 April 1919. Promoted Temporary WO Class I, 25 April 1919. Granted indefinite leave subject to recall awaiting family ship, 6 November 1919. Commenced return to Australia, 5 December 1919; arrived Melbourne, 20 January 1920; disembarked Sydney, 23 January 1920; discharged, 7 April 1920. Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |