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MILLS, Andrew Hepburn Forrest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2825 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 22 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | East Fremantle, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Fremantle Boys School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2825, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2825, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2825, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2825, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2825 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Andrew was the son of Andrew and Grace Mills of East Fremantle, Western Australia. His father, Captain Andrew Mills would become known as one of the most expert master mariners on the North-West coast of Western Australia.
Andrew Hepburn Mills died during the 51st Battalion’s attack on Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916. He was reported missing and over the next year nothing could be found as to his fate. He was three months short of his twentieth birthday.