MILLIGAN, William Henry
| Service Number: | 4547 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 29 August 1880 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 4547, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 4547, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 4547, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 4547, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Henry Milligan enlisted at the age of 35, married to Mabel Ann and the father of Fred, age 12. He landed in Egypt in February 1916 and in France on the 29 June 1916. He was killed in action at Fromelles only three weeks later, the only witness to his demise stating that he had seen Milligan’s body laying out in No Man’s Land, ‘about 30 yards in front of the German front trenches Fleurbaix.’ Mabel Annie Milligan and her son were both awarded a pension.
His younger brother, 5376 Pte Joseph Lewelleyn Milligan, 21st Battalion AIF, was killed in action, 23 February 1917, aged 19. Another brother of similar age, 1736 Pte. Francis Frank Augustus Milligan 55th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 35. A third brother also served 6015 Sapper John Milligan 1st Tunnelling Company, and returned to Australia in 1918.