| Regimental number | 25/207 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Commercial traveller |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24.3 |
| Height | 5' 2" |
| Weight | 121 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, D Milligan, 98 Queen Street, Dumfries, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for NZEFF enlistment as too short) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row A, Grave No 11), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: David Milligan, 5 Nitto Place, Dumfries, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Appointed Lance Corporal, 14 June 1916; relinquished Lance Corporal rank at own request, 17 August 1916. War service: 1 year 2 days (of which 250 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | No Form B103 on file: only scant details available. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 8 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21375568 |