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Māori

John Francis Mills

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 506 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    Mills AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 7/878 AWMM
    • WWI 2/878A AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Ngakawau, Stockton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    John Gordon Mills (father), Gordon, Victoria, Australia AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 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 7/878 AWMM
    • WWI 2/878A AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Gunner Mills was the son of John George Gordon Mills, of Gordon, Victoria, Australia. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 40 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey AWMM Special Memorial C. 22 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • This is my great uncle John, brother of my maternal grandfather William. John had brothers Gordon and George also fight for NZ in WW1. I am honoured to be a direct descendant of these great men who fought for us all that we may be free. RIP.
    Public - Michael - Other relative - 17 August 2016
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  • My name is John Francis Mills from Melbourne Australia. I stumbled across the memorial headstone of John Francis Mills from New Zealand at Embarkation Cemetery at Gallipoli, August 2015. I was very humbled by the experience. RIP John Francis Mills.
    Public - John Francis - 27 April 2016
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
17 August 2016MichaelBendigo, Victoria, AustraliaOther relative
27 April 2016John FrancisMelbourne, AustraliaOther

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