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Ernest Albert MILLAR

Regimental number854
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolPalmwood State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTeamster
AddressPalmwoods, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Millar, Palmwoods, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Compulsory Military Training scheme.
Enlistment date20 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 August 1918
Place of death or woundingProyart, near Peronne, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 14), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary MILLAR, Palmwoods, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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