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Andrew MILLS

Regimental number5220
Place of birthTamworth, New South Wales
SchoolWoolomin Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWoolomin, via Tamworth, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, W Mills, Woolomin via Tamworth, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Belgium
Age at death22
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row K, Grave No. 6A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary MILLS, Woolomin, Tamworth, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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