Regimental number | 1909 |
Place of birth | East Devonport, Tasmania |
School | State School, East Devonport, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Sheffield, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Hugh Milbourne, East Devonport, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Heilly, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 32), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Lucy MILBOURNE, East Devonport, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1217 Pte Jack Drake MILBOURNE, 15th Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |