Charles William McMillan

Lance Corporal

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Archibald McMillan, and of Mary Ann McMillan (nee Stevens), of Mohaka, Hawke's Bay; husband of Florence McMillan, of London, England. Also served in 1914-18 War.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Lance-Corporal Charles William McMillan,who had a foot blown off by the explosion of a plug of gelignite at a miliary camp, on Wednesday evening, died yesterday in the Wairau Hospital. Deceased was aged 58 and a veteran of the Great War. He was at one time a representative Rugby footballer."

MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 202, 26 JULY 1943, PAGE 5

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Casualty

Service Number:

819234

Name:

Charles William McMillan

Rank:

Lance Corporal

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of an Accident

Date of Death:

25 July 1943

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Nelson (Wakapuaka) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

6. 46.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand