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MILLSTEED, Preston Wilfred Laurence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX11901 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northam, Western Australia, 12 October 1917 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Swanbourne State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 5 January 1945, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Plot PP, Row A , Grave 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX11901 | |
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| 29 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX11901, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Preston Wilfred Laurence MILLSTEED was born in Northam in Western Australia on 12th October, 1917
His parents were Andrew Preston MILLSTEED & Eileen Florence TULLY who married in Northam in 1912
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His brother Andrew Stephen MILLSTEED (SN F3373) served in the Royal Australian Navy during WW2 and was discharged on 21st January, 1946
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