Regimental number | 855 |
Place of birth | Barry's Reef, Victoria |
School | Strathbogie North State School and Wangaratta Grammar School, Victoria |
Other training | Private Night School and Workingmen's College |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Address | 775 Rathdown Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, C Vroland, 214 Pigdon Street, North Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Came from a family of teachers. After leaving school worked as a despatch clerk, and studied at night. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 24 |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Captain Norman Scott MACMILLAN, 1st Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 16 May 1919; 34789 Sergeant Major Ronald MacMillan MM, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 15 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |