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MILLS, John Brier
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 52, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 23 May 1870 |
| Home Town: | North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barrister |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 30 May 1915, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Lawley - Inglewood War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Feb 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 52, 2nd Western Australian Mounted Infantry |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Major, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Major, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of George Alfred and Maria Mills; husband of Mrs. B. Mills, of Claremont Avenue, Claremont, Western Australia.
"...Major John Brier Mills, 2nd Brigade Australian Field Artillery of North Perth, WA. A barrister prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard the HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 20 October 1914. He was wounded in action at the Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Turkey and died of his wounds on 30 May 1915, aged 45. He is buried in Pink Farm Cemetery Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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