MACMILLAN, Samuel Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 2400, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian War Graves Detachment |
| Born: | Macousquin, Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland, 17 June 1878 |
| Home Town: | Glen Forrest, Mundaring, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Belfast, Northern Ireland, 5 November 1955, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2400, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2400, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2400, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle | |
| 8 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, HQ Australian War Graves Group | |
| 11 Sep 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Australian War Graves Detachment , Discharge from service -- Appointment Terminated -- 2nd M.D. Sydney, New South Wales |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen Harmer
Samuel Thomas MacMillan was born in Macousquin, Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland in 1878. On the 15.4.1908 he married Marian Henderson MacMillan of Glen Forrest and they had 3 children.
Samuel enlisted at Blackboy Hill on the 28.3.16, aged 37 years 9 months. He was described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a chest measurement of 40 inches, ruddy complexion, grey eyes and light hair. He declared his occupation to be a journalist and his denomination Presbyterian. He was appointed Corporal with the service number 2400. Initially, he served with the 44th Infantry Battalion, then was appointed to HQMS London – Australian Graves Registry. Samuel embarked on the 13.10.16 at Fremantle on A39, Port Macquarie and returned to Australia on the 14.7.20 on the Wiltshire.
On the 11.9.20 he disembarked in the 2nd Military District, and his appointment was terminated. His war medals were forfeited for having misappropriated his War Gratuity.