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MCMILLAN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 878 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carradale, Argyllshire, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Inglewood, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Grave XXIII. B. 4 DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nairn and District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 878, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 878, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted and served as James MacMillan
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 29 and the son of Donald and Elspat McMillan, of 4, Portland Terrace, Nairn, Scotland.
He is remembered on the Nairn War Memorial. There are 8 Australian soldiers of the Great War commemorated on this memorial.
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