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John Richard MILHAM

Regimental number4473
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
SchoolChristian Brothers' (Catholic) College, Abbotsford, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Milham, 48 William Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 29 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 February 1917
Date of death7 June 1917
Age at death18.3
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialCoburg Cemetery (Portion Roman Catholic, Grave No. 762E), Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs Alice MILHAM. Native of North Richmond, Victoria. Place of Death Macleod Sanatorium. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria~
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3356 Pte Thomas Sidney MILHAM, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916.

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