MILLWOOD, Edward Lauderdale
| Service Numbers: | WX6348, 5/400070, 5400070 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia , 1915 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner/Millhand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Korea, 11 August 1951 |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea His grave is near the Australian Flag. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion & 24th Anti-Tank Company, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX6348 | |
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| 1 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, WX6348, 24th Anti Tank Company |
Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement 5/400070, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
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| 28 Sep 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 5400070 |
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Toby Millwood was described by his acting platoon commander, Freddie From, as "irascible at times and forthright and although liked and admired by the men, was a little feared too". From added that Millwood had all the high prinicples of a good unionist.
Prior to his death by a sniper at Kapyong, he was looking forward to celebrating Anzac Day with the Turks, his comrades in the Korean War. He was the platoon's only casaulty when he was shot through the chest by a sniper while walking over open ground. Members of his platoon shot the sniper. Toby was still alive, but in a bad way. From, the platoon commander, put him in a jeep to get him out, but Millwood didn't look like he would make it and died the day after the Battle of Kapyong on 24th April, 1951,
After his return from WWII and prior to his enlistment in the Korean War, Millwood worked in gold and asbestos mines in Western Australia.
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