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Patrick Joseph MILLS

Regimental number4236
Place of birthGordon, Victoria
SchoolSt Patrick's (Catholic) School, Gordon, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressYarram, PO, Yarram, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, John Mills, Gordon, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 August 1916
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Julia MILLS, Gordon, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2609 Gunner Gordon Francis MILLS, 7th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917; 2619 Pte William MILLS, 5th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 21 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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