Percy MILLS

Regimental number10/816
Date of birth7 April 1891
Place of birthGreymouth
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPicture framer
AddressLochinves Street, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.4
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinSteven Mills, Greymouth
Previous military serviceServed in 8th Company, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment, Territorial Force; discharged on going to sea.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Stephen and Elizabeth Mills, Thompson Street, Greymouth; Wife: Mary Mills, 48 High Street, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reverted from position of Cook, 13 May 1915.

Appointed Cook, 29 May 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21375731

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