MCMILLAN, Edward
| Service Number: | 818 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 29 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Caestre Military Cemetery Grave I. B. 5., Caestre Military Cemetery, Caestre, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 818, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 818, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was born in Campbeltown (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or Ceann Locha), a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Kintyre District of Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran (an Anglicization of the Gaelic, which means "head of the loch by the kirk of Ciarán"), it was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell (Earl of Argyle) was granted the site in 1667. Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing port. He is remembered on the Campbeltown war memorial, a tall tower built of rustic stone blocks with a Celtic Cross set into the main face in raised grey granite blocks.
There are 5 Australian casualties here and 9 from New Zealand.
He was 22 and the son of Allan and Margaret McMillan.
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