Regimental number | 57626 |
Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Traveller |
Address | Bridge Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs F.B. Millar, Bridge Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | Liverpool Scottish (left country) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Queensland Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard Cemetery (Plot 13, Row G, Grave No. 6), Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 56 |
Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Sydney, 5 June 1918, and promoted Voyage Only Corporal the same day; disembarked Liverpool, England, 11 August 1918; marched into 5th Training Bn, Fovant, 12 August 1918. Marched into 1st Training Bn, 13 August 1918, and allotted to 9th Bn reinforcements. Reverts to the rank of Private, 13 August 1918. Promoted Acting Corporal, 13 August 1918. Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 10 October 1918 (influenza); listed as dangerously ill, 14 October 1918. Died, Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 23 October 1918 (influenza, and pneumonia). Buried, St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Sutton Veny, 29 October 1918. Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MILLAR Edward Scott |