MILLS, Fred
| Service Number: | 6068 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oldham, Lancashire, England, 8 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Emanuel School, Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6068, 14th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6068, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6068, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Family left Oldham when he was 2 and settled in Blackburn. He left for the USA in 1910 'to see a bit of the world'. In 1912 he moved from British Columbia, Canada, to Australia, and settled for 18 months in Colac, Victoria. He made a visit home, and then returned to the USA. He was anxious to see the Panama Canal, and returned to Australia by that route, arriving in October 1915. He became engaged to Miss Jean Deans of Colac, and intended settling there, 'but the call of the war was very great just about then and he enlisted in March 1916.' 'He spoke very highly of the land of his adoption and we feel very grateful to the Australian people that they are honouring our Beloved Dead in so fitting and immortal a manner.' (details from sister, Mrs. M.E. Cooper)