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William MILLIKIN

Regimental number5614
Place of birthHurstville, New South Wales
SchoolHurstville Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressGreenthorpe, Greenfell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, Robert Millikin, Park Road, Hurstville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 March 1917
Place of death or woundingButte de Warlencourt
Age at death30.6
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
92
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary MILLIKIN, Hurstville, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsStep-brother: 15663 Gunner Robert MILLIKIN MM, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 23 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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