Walter John MILNE

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Service Number:	2354
Enlisted:	1 May 1916, Townsville, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 2 September 1891
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Townsville West State School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	31 October 1951, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate

1 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 41st Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld.
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2354, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2354, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane

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Walter was born in Mackay on 9 Apr 1891, son of Ernest Milne and Jesse Sewell.

Corporal Milne enlisted 1 May 1916, and embarked from Brisbane per HMAT A48 “Boonah” on 21 Oct 1916.

He served on the Western Front with the 41st Battalion AIF.

He returned to Australia on 12 Jun 1919, and was discharged on 23 Jul 1919.

He married Bessie Crossman Clements on 8 Dec 1919. He died 31 Oct 1951. Walter was a Clerk.

Courtesy of Samual Cox