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John McMillan

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Margaret McMillan. Born at Waitahuna, New Zealand. Served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"DEATH. FOR KING AND COUNTRY McMillan.—On the 15th June, 1916, at his mother's residence, Mornington, Dunedin,  the result of injuries received in action on Gallipoli, Trooper John McMillan, youngest son of Margaret and the late Wm. McMillan, late of Waitahuna West." [ Tuapeka Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 6370, 21 June 1916, Page 2 ]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
7/85
Name:
John McMillan
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Margaret McMillan (mother), 20 Dairy Street, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Prince Albert Hotel, Ashburton, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of Wounds
Date of Death:
15 June 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Waitahuna Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
Section 10. Block 2.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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