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MCMILLAN, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 43 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
| Born: | Woolwich, England, 2 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Tongala, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer (later Fireman Melbourne Fire Brigade) |
| Died: | Natural causes, 10 May 1972, aged 78 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 43, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 43, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 43, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 27 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 43, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (neck) | |
| 11 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 43, 2nd Machine Gun Company, 2nd occasion - Shell wound (foot) | |
| 7 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Provost Corps | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Australian Provost Corps | |
| 24 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43, Australian Provost Corps |
Personal Stories
War Record
Arrived Egypt Dec 1914
Gallipoli Anzac Beach May 1915
Wounded 26th May
Hospital Malta June 1915
Gallipoli 12 August 1915
Evacuated enteric fever Sept 1915
Hospital Alexandria Oct 1915
Convalescence England
Transferred to 7th Brigade Machine Gun Company July 1916
Pozieres Aug 1916
Wounded Ypres Oct 1916
Hospital England
Returned to France 2nd Headquarters
Returned to Australia Nov 1918
Submitted 26 April 2017 by Judith MacMillan
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