MILLAN, Alexander
| Service Number: | 1917 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1902, Lytton, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Somersetshire, England, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Lysol Poisoning (suicide), Cairns, Qld., 19 June 1931 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland Monumental West Side, Row Q1, Site 2235 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Corporal, 1917, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 11 Feb 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1917, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Lytton, Brisbane, Qld. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs. R MILLAN, Shennington, Wigstonshire, Scotland
Alexander Millan (61), a waterside worker, was found dead about 9.45 o'clock yesterday morning, near the Harbor Board cold storage works, at the back of the wharves. It is suspected that he died as the result of lysol poisoning. Mr. Millan was last see alive about 10 o'clock the previous night.
Death from Lysol Poisoning.
At the conclusion of the inquest into the cause of death of a waterside worker. Alexander Millan, yesterday morning the Coroner (Mr. A. H. O'Kelly) found that death was caused by lysol poisoning. The doctor's certificate was tendered by Constable Carseldine who had previously given evidence. The inquest was then closed.
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