Regimental number | 59633 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Chicago, IL, USA |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24.1 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs J S Millen, c/o Mrs Ruth Wilde, 44 Christie Street, Glebe, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as a Concentration Camp Guard, Holsworthy; given permission to enlist in the AIF. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | New South Wales Reinforcement 13 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Plassey', 5 September 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 20 May 1920. Medal: British War Medal Mary Proctor, 11 D'Arcy Terrace, Sunderland, England, wrote to the Army, 25 September 1920: 'During the period of service by [MILLEN] he came to Sunderland, and represented to me that he was a single man & made me a promise of marriage. On 17th May last I gave birth to a child of which Millen is the father, & I hold a Telegram & also two letters from him in which he admits the fatherhood. I brought my case before the Record Office of the A.I.F., 54 Victoria St London, & they informed me that he was a married man, & had returned to Australia to be demobilized, & they suggested I should write you ... I shall be much obliged if you can either give me information or advise me as to what steps I can take to make Millen share the responsibility of the child.' Base Records replied, 8 November 1920, that 'as ... [MILLEN] has been discharged from the Australian Imperial Force this branch can do nothing in the matter. It is therefore suggested you consult a solicitor.' |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 76 |
Place of burial | Woden Cemetery, ACT |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MILLEN Leicester Trace |