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Edward Noel MILLIGAN

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Date of birth1 January 1887
Date of death25 April 1915
Mothers nameEmily Maria (née Rountree)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of death18 July 1888
Mothers place of deathWellington
Fathers nameEdward MILLIGAN
Parents date of marriage1881
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
SiblingsWil,liam George (b 1882), Ethel Mary (b 1884), Kathleen Matilda (b 1890), Maribel Louise (b 1891), James John (b 1893), Violet Bessie (b 1896), Donald Hector (b 1900)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Awards1914-1915 Star. British War Medal, Victory Medal, Gallipoli Medallion
Place of birthWellington, NZ
OccupationGrocers Assistant
Place of deathDardanelles
Date of arrival overseas15 October 1914
Theatres of warEgyptian 1914 – 15, Gallipoli
Place of embarkationWellington on 'Arawa'
SurnameMILLIGAN
War memorialTokomaru, Shannon
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesEdward Noel
Overseas memorialLone Pine memorial 76
WarsWW1
Service number10/465
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted14 August 1914
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service11 Taranaki Coy, Wellington Infantry Bn, Main Body
Embarkation date16 October 1914
User reference8.129

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Killed during the Battle of the Landing aged 28 years.

NOK: Mrs Ethel May Conlan (nee Milligan), 29 Bay Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington.

Worked for Mr WH Gunning, Tokomaru (Mr Gunning had a Department type store).

1914 Electoral Roll: Edward Noel Milligan of Tokomaru is a Grocers Assistant.

Previous Military Training: Pahiatua Volunteers.

Declared age on Enlistment: 27 years 9 months.

Height: 5'7". Weight:10st 8lbs.

Chest: 32"- 35". Complexion: Light.

Hair: Fair. Eyes: Blue.

Fathers address: Williamson Ave, Auckland or 43 King St, Newton, Auckland

Stepmother: Kathleen Agatha Milligan (née Armstrong) married 1889

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