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William David Millar

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Portrait of William David Millar from the "South Canterbury Roll of Honour", published 1916 by the South Canterbury Caledonian Society. SCRoll Project, South Canterbury Museum, 17/15. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of William David Millar from the "South Canterbury Roll of Honour", published 1916 by the S …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William David AWMM
  • Surname
    Millar AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/508 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Circa 1879 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    c1879 Public - Sarndra - 2 July 2015 - Birth registration 1879/16241 [note that it is entered as David William Millar];
    NZ Department of Internal Affair historic births, deaths & marriages index;
    Retrieved from https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 1 Princes Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Alice Millar, 1 Princes Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/508 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Robert Millar and Alice Millar, of 1, Princes St., Timaru, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    29 April 1915 AWMM
    Age 35 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Beach Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM I. B. 16. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 November 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
02 July 2015SarndraAuckland, New ZealandOther

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