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McMILLAN, Archibald Hutchison
(Service number 47174)

Aliases
First Rank Rifleman Last Rank

Birth

Date 19 June 1890 Place of Birth Pareora

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Southburn
Occupation Farm hand
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Married
Next of Kin Mrs A. J. McMILLAN (wife), Southburn via Timaru
Religion Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 25th Reinforcements, G Company
Date 26 April 1917
Transport Turakina
Embarked From Destination
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date 10 November 1951 Age 61 years
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference General Section, Row 128, Plot 545
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Archibald Hutchison McMillan was the son of William and Catherine Helen (née Hutchison) McMillan. He was educated at Esk Valley School. He married Agnes Jane Edwards in 1916 at St Mary's Church, Timaru.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [10 December 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 December 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [10 December 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [10 December 2018]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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