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George Hood MILLAR

Regimental number141
Place of birthNairne, South Australia
SchoolFlinders' Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSalesman
AddressCapper Street, Norwood, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Thelma Millar, Capper Street, Norwood, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 July 1916
Age at death28
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 148), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Maria MILLAR; husband of Agnes Frost (formerly MILLAR), Witchelina Station, Farina, South Australia. Native of Adelaide
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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