MILLS, Arthur James
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1915, New South Wales Lancers 1901-1908, Lt |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 15th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 10 July 1883 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Patrick's Catholic School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| Died: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1964, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 1st Light Horse Regiment, New South Wales Lancers 1901-1908, Lt | |
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| 22 May 1915: | Embarked Major, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Newcastle | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement Major, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major, Camel Corps | |
| 22 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 29 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 6 Oct 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113 (6 October 1919). | |
| 9 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 15th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd MD | |
| 25 Mar 1920: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 30 | |
| 2 Sep 1920: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 72 (2 September 1920). |
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From AWM Summary
Biographical note: Colonel Arthur James Mills, DSO, VD, commanded 4 Anzac Camel Battalion, 1917-18 and 15 Light Horse Regiment 1918-1919. Dentist of Parramatta, New South Wales; born Glebe Point, NSW, 10 July 1884; joined the AIF on 1 March 1915 as a Major and was posted to the 1st Light Horse Regiment; 2 November 1916 - transferred to the Camel Corps; 7 February 1917 - appointed 2nd in Command of the 1st Camel Battalion; 14 December 1917, transferred to 4 Camel Battalion; 29 December 1917 - promoted Lieutenant Colonel; 1 July 1918 - on disbandment of Camel Corps, was made C.O. of the newly formed 15th Light Horse Regiment; 19 January 1920 - AIF appointment terminated.
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