Coming Soon.
MILLS, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX11448q |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 February 1941, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements |
| Born: | Cowell, South Australia, Australia, 14 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Iron Baron, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated ~ Panel 8, Rabaul War Memorial. Also known as Bitapaka War Memorial |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cowell Memorial Plaque for J Mills & J.W. Hursthouse, Cowell War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, SX11448q, Wayville, SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements , Heavy Battery Rabaul (Coastal Battery) RAA |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Jack Mills's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Beverley Stocker
Son of Richard and Barbara Mills of Iron Baron.
Showing 4 of 6 images.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.