Regimental number | 3356 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
School | Christian Brothers' (Catholic) College, Abbotsford, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Address | Abbotsford, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Milham, 48 William Street, Abbotsford, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment in the Australian Medical Corps on account of chest measurement) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Alice MILHAM, 48 William Street, Abbotsford, Victoria. Native of Richmond |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4473 Pte John Richard MILHAM, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, 22 February 1917, died, 7 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 24 January 1916 (chest trouble); discharged to duty, 18 February 1916. Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, 26 March 1916; joined Bn, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Fate subsequently determined as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on file: '[Buried? Presume buried?] About 300 yards to right of V.C. Sap at Fleurbaix.' Note, Red Cross File No 1770309: 'No trace Germany. Cert by Capt. Mills. 10.10.1919.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MILHAM Thomas Sidney
Red Cross File No 1770309 |