Regimental number | 2949 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Pastry cook |
Address | Warragul, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.6 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Louisa Beitzel, Mountain View, Kent Street, Warragul, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2941 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 23), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 600 Pte Herbert George MILLS, 29th Bn, killed in action, 7 October 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Mother's surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as BIETZER. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MILLS Henry James |