Ernest Albert MILGATE

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MILGATE, Ernest Albert

Service Number:	2199
Enlisted:	20 May 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moama, New South Wales, Australia, 17 June 1885
Home Town:	Moama, Riverina, New South Wales
Schooling:	Tatalia Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in action, France, 12 May 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca War Memorial, Moama Tataila Public School Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

20 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2199, 60th Infantry Battalion
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2199, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2199, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

There were four men from Moama named Milgate who died with the AIF during WW1. They were all first cousins, two pairs of brothers.

Albert Ernest Milgate died near Bullecourt, he has an extensive Red Cross Wounded and Missing file, most of which confirms that he was literally obliterated by a heavy shell. His brother, Sergeant Frederick Milgate was a born soldier, promoted to Sergeant in the 7th Battalion and four times recommended for bravery. Frederick was killed in action on the 9 August 1918, aged 29.

Another brother, Samuel Arthur Milgate 57th Battalion, was wounded in 1918 and returned to Australia in early 1919. They were all the sons of George and Rosetta Milgate, of Moama, New South Wales.

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