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MCMILLAN, Jack
Service Number: | 2745 |
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Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Echuca, Victoria, 9 February 1895 |
Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Grocer |
Died: | Natural Causes, South Australia, 27 January 1977, aged 81 years |
Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
Memorials: | Rose Park Public School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2745, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2745, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2745, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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"PRIVATE J. McMILLAN.
Information has been received that Private J. McMillan has been awarded the Military Medal. He was born in Echuca Victoria, and celebrated his 21st birthday abroad. He is the eldest son of Mrs. McMillan, of Norwood, and the late Mr. Anthony McMillan, of Oakbank. He enlisted in July, 1915, and left for the front in October 1915. He took part in the battle of Pozieres, where he gained his distinction." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 16 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)