Regimental number | 2429 |
Place of birth | Eugowra, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Rosebank, Eugowra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M McMillan, Rosebank, Eugowra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Was a member of the Eugowra Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 14), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 86 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Eugowra Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Archibald and Mary McMILLAN. Native of Forbes, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2428 Lance Corporal Robert Bruce McMILLAN, 18th Bn, killed in action, 5 October 1917; Nephew: 1184 Pte Roy Alexander McMILLAN, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 21 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, France Taken on strength, 18th Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, 10 January 1916, and posted to 'A' Company. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Killed in action, 5 June 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McMILLAN Vivian Ernest |