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John Henry MILTON

Regimental number5140
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrinder
Address1l8 Moorehead Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 7"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs H M Milton, 118 Moorehead Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Navy; purchased discharge.
Enlistment date29 July 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 February 1918
Discharge date6 August 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Balmoral Castle', 1 February 1918; disembarked Sydney, 29 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: neurasthenia), Sydney, 6 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 January 1926
Age at death41
SourcesNAA: B2455, MILTON John Henry

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