Regimental number | 2126 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Caboolture State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Mills, Mount Gravatt PO, Mount Gravatt via South Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.1 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 4), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth MILLS. Native of Tingalpa, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2127 Pte Albert MILLS, 41st Bn, killed in action, 11 June 1917; 3346 Pte William John Richard MILLS, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 24 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |