Milne, Austin Herbert (171)

Place of Birth: Alphington, VIC

Age: 23 years 4 months

Enlistment Details: Monday, 17 August 1914 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 171            view online service record

Address:
111 Victoria Street
Ballarat East, VIC

Next of Kin:
A K Milne (father)
111 Victoria Street
Ballarat East, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 22 September 1914
Ship: HMAT Geelong A2
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 3rd Field Company Engineers

Fate:
RTA: Friday, 13 December 1918
Discharged: Friday, 28 March 1919

A H Milne was among a group of members of Port Melbourne Swimming Club members who volunteered for the war and were entertained at Excelsior Hall on Friday 4 September 1914.

1914 ‘OFF TO THE WAR.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 12 September, p. 4, viewed 6 March, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91167715

A Milne was listed on the Swimming Club Roll of Honour, 25 November 1916.

1916 ‘ROLL OF HONOR.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 25 November, p. 2. , viewed 04 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164781