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Bernard Harry Clifford MILLAR

Regimental number730
Place of birthHorsham, Sussex, England
Place of birthHorsham, Victoria
SchoolHorsham Grammar School, Sussex, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionProtestant
OccupationLabourer
AddressAlligator Creek, Townsville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Julia Millar, 11 Norfolk Road, Horsham, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Sussex Territorial Force, England.
Enlistment date31 August 1914
Place of enlistmentTownsville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on 24 September 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Company
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularSeverely wounded at the first landing at Gallipoli. Gained his commission in the field in France for bravery in action. Three months later he was promoted again. (details from mother)
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1918
Age at death26
Place of burialCaestre Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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