McMillan, Robert Bruce

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen McMillan, Robert Bruce

Service Service Number Number 1494 2428 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 5th October 1917 Gallipoli Broodseinde Ridge near Ypres,Peninsula Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

McMillan, Robert Bruce

SERVICE NO

2428

UNIT

18th Battalion/5th Rienfs.

RANK

L/Cpl from 21Sept 1917

AGE at Enlistment

33 yrs 11 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Eugowra, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Farmer & Grazier

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

20 Jul 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Mother;- Mary McMillan, “Rosebank” Eugowra, NSW Father;- deceased Brother;-Neil Graham McMillan, “Marara” Eugowra, NSW (Farmer & Grazier). Sister;- Mary G McMillan, “Rosebank” Eugowra, NSW Height-5’9”. Weight-154lbs. Chest-35½-39½”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Grey.

RELIGION

Presbyterian

7 yrs Militia Reserves/Eugowra Rifle Club

EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES

Brother;- Pte Vivian Ernest McMillan 2429 (dec. 5/6/16) 18th Battalion.

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

27 Jul 1916-GSW Nose & shell shock- France- rejoined unit 16/8/16/ 10 -19 Nov 1916- Trench Foot/ 28 Feb -13 Mar 1917- Trench Foot/ 18 Mar-1 Apr 1917-Boils neck/ 21 Sept 1917-canon wounded 5 Oct 1917- Killed instantly by Shell fire approaching Broodseinde Ridge nr Ypres- Belgium Where he fell. (Zonnebeke)/ Re-Interred- Tyne Cot. Brit. Cemetery Plot 23 Row F 1914-15 Star-18400, British War Medal-25706, Victory Medal-25528. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-333944

DIED BURIED MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

1 Disc, wallet, diary, 4 badges, letters, photos/ wallet, letters, photos, 2 notebooks, small flag, religious medallion, 5 bullets/ 4 handkerchiefs, pair hair brushes in case, pair field glasses (damaged) in case, photo, views of Cairo, watch (damaged) in soap tin/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Broderick & Watson Solicitors Forbes/ Neil G McMillan./

NSW Births;-McMIllan, Robert B 1882/15829 reg Forbes parents Archibald & Mary Ancestry.com DOB;- 24 Aug 1882-Eugowra Died- 5 Oct 1917-Passchendale- Belgium Parents Archibald McMillan 1828-1902 & Mary Graham 1847-1921 See portrait & obit from Forbes newspaper

McMillan, Vivian (back centre), Robert (right), S.S. Smith (front) ; taken on board.

McMillan—Headstone Memorial (Eugowra, Ancestry.com)

Obituary (Ancestry.com) The ‘Forbes Advocate’ 30th October 1917 Eugowra district lost a worthy representative on the west front within the last month, for word came through on Friday that Private Robert Bruce McMillan, son of the late Archibald and Mrs McMillan of Rosebank, has paid the supreme sacrifice in France. The news came as a shock to all his friends ... For no soldier who has left Forbes district was held in greater respect than “Bob” McMillan. He was one of the men a district can ill afford to lose ... The late Private McMillan took part in heavy fighting in France and was close to his brother Vivian when the latter was killed in action. It was a sad ending to a promising life but his relatives may rest assured that he was game to the last.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1955848

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