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Richard MILLS

Regimental number3854
Place of birthPort Pirie, South Australia
SchoolPublic School, Port Pirie, South Australia
Other trainingElectrical engineer
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
Address123 Flinders Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Caroline Mills, Pleasant Avenue, Black Forest, South Australia
Enlistment date3 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 April 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 7), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
117
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: Richard and Caroline MILLS, Bagot Avenue, Hilton, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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