| Regimental number | 4/2113 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Longburn |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Post office messenger |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W C McMillan, 16 Alma Lane, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets; still serving in Territorial Force at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, Field Troop |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Driver |
| Final unit | New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 June 1916. Detached to Reserve Group, Sling Camp, 21 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 July 1916; attached to strength of NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 23 July 1916. Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 30 July 1916; discharged to duty, 15 September 1916. Admitted to No 2NZ Field Ambulance, 2 April 1917 (scabies); transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 4 April 1917; discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 10 April 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 April 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 12th Casualty Clearing Station, 8 May 1917; to Ambulance Train No 22, 16 May 1917, and admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital (trench fever); transferred to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 21 May 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, 21 May 1917; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 24 May 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 29 June 1917. On leave, 26 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 12 September 1917. Found guilty, 22 September 1917, of neglecting to obey orders: appearing on parade with dirty equipment: forfeited 2 days' pay. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 25 April 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 28 April 1918; to No 3 General Hospital, 23 May 1918, and transferred to same day to No 3 Convalescent Depot, Le Treport; discharged to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 1 June 1918. Admitted to No 26 General Hospital, 22 June 1918 (influenza), and transferred same day to 7th Canadian General Hospital; transferred to 74th General Hospital, Trouville, 29 June 1918; to No 4 Convalescent Depot, 4 July 1918; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 16 July 1918. Joined 3rd Entrenching Bn, in the field, 30 July 1918. Marched out to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 16 August 1918. Classified 'C' (unfit) by NZ Medical Board, 20 August 1918. Marched in to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 27 August 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Ulimaroa', 7 November 1919; discharged (no longer physically for War Service on account of illness contracted on active service), 16 January 1919. Total war service: 3 years 34 days (of which 2 years 263 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 24 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |