| Regimental number | 31 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Rockhampton Grammar School, Queensland; Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | Carthage Street, Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 7.75" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W J Milton, c/o A.M.P. Society, Carthage Street, Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served as Sergeant, 18th Bn, North Sydney (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Passed Junior University Exam, 1913; 1st Football, 1914, 1915; All Schools First XV, 1914; Honour Cap and Colours; Stroked Champion Eight Oar Crew, 1915; Sub-Prefect, 1915. A fine athlete. (details from father) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 53), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter John and Mary MILTON, 39 Osborne Road, Manly, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3186 Pte Ernest Arthur Walter MILTON, 6th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 4 March 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 30 January 1916; transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 30 January 1916 (exposure to sun); discharged, 3 February 1916. Transferred to 8th Machine Gun Company, 9 March 1916; taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 11 March 1916. Found guilty, 2nd Rail Head, 8 April 1916, of riding on a camel contrary to Brigade Order 100/1: admonished. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported wounded in action, 20 July 1916; subsequently reported killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried in Eaton Hall Cemetery; reported by Rev. S.A. BEVERIDGE, attached to 29th Bn. Statement, Red Cross File No 1780805, 958 Pte H. PALMER, 8th Machine Gun Company (patient, No 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick), 1 March 1917 ['A careful and reliable witness']: I saw his dead body in our trench, as I returned from the German trench on 20.7.16. at Fleurbaix (sic). He was hit in the head, and I heard afterwards that one shell had killed two or three of them. I feel sure that he was killed outright.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Regimental number incorrectly recorded as 21 on NAA site. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MILTON Roy Clifford
Red Cross File No 1780805 |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
