Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Bundaberg, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M E M Milne, 'Le Bocage', Terrace Road, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 4th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row J, Grave No. 19), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 127 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Jane MILNE; husband of Elise M. MILNE, McKenzie Street, Bankstown, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See ohn Alex MILNE for first period of service. |