McMILLAN, Robert Scott
(Service number 52629)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 20/08/1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Southburn | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William MacMILLAN (McMILLAN) (father), Southburn, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry | ||
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Death
| Date | 12 August 1966 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert Scott McMillan was born on 20 August 1896 at Timaru, the son of William and Catherine Helen (née Hutchison) McMillan. He was educated at Southburn School, the family having moved to Southburn from the Pareora Estate in April 1900. He was a ploughman at Southburn when his name was drawn in the Military Service Ballot late in 1916. He enlisted as "MacMillan", the spelling by which he was called up as. Robert MacMillan embarked on 15 August 1917 with the Canterbury Infantry Regiment of the 29th Reinforcements, per the “Ruahine”, destined for Glasgow, Scotland. He died on 12 August 1966 at Timaru, just eight days before his 70th birthday, and was buried at Timaru. His wife, Barbara Pearl (née McGowan), died seven months later. His older brother, Archibald Hutchison McMillan, also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 September 2020 & 30 May 2021]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 December 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [30 September 2020]; Star, 15 December 1916 (Papers Past) [28 September 2020]; ; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [30 May 2021]
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