| Regimental number | 3582 |
| Place of birth | Briagolong, Victoria |
| School | Briagolong State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Briagolong, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Mills, Briagolong, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Rachel MILLS, Briagolong, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 7341 Pte Peter Frank MILLS, 1st Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919; 3583 Pte James Henry MILLS, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 30 January 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 24th Bn, 14 March 1916. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 4 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MILLS Leslie Charles |
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