Regimental number | 3851 |
Place of birth | Diamond Creek, Victoria |
School | Upper Diamond Creek State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sleeper cutter |
Address | Riverina Road, Essendon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, G M Mills, Diamond Creek, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | nr Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 22.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row A, Grave No. 7), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 51 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Emma MILLS. Native of Upper Diamond Creek, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 5137 Pte Ernest Gordon MILLS, 57th Bn, killed in action, 27 October 1917. |