William Ralph MILLIKEN

Regimental number2/1047
AddressGlen Road, Devonport, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W R Milliken, Glen Road, Devonport, Auckland
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
No 1 Field Artillery Brigade left New Zealand on board 'Willochra'; No 4 Howitzer Battery on board 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unit4th Howitzer Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 22 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDelville Wood Cemetery (Plot V, Row H, Grave No 3), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs W.R. Milliken, Amodea Bay, Coromandel. Native of Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Second

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