McMILLAN, Peter William
(Service number 62873)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 02/10/1896 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 137 Church Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. One child | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Daisy McMILLAN (wife), care of Mrs Brassell, Pareora West, Canterbury | ||
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 | 35th Reinforcements, Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 2 March 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 August 1981 | Age | 84 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Peter William McMillan was born on 2 October 1896, the son of Henry and Ellen (née Meechhen) McMillan. He married Daisy Brassell on 25 April 1917 at Pareora West. A son, Peter Roland, was born in 1917 at Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 June 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [22 June 2017]
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