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MILLS, William Austin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 386 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia, December 1888 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber worker |
| Died: | 6 February 1967, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1914: | Enlisted Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 386, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 386, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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From War Record.
"Mentioned in Despatches for participation in a very successful raid on the enemy trenches on 30th. Sept. 1916. Routine orders by Mjr Gen. H.B. Walker. 1st. Aust. Div. Dated 6/10/16."
Promoted to Sergeant. 6th Oct. 1916.