Military History

Embarked Fremantle per ‘Uganda’ A66 for England 20.9.1916.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 51st Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinf, AIF
Milhinch disembarked with his unit at Plymouth 8.917. He was hospitalised with influenza. On recovery, he was discharged from hospital and proceeded overseas to France 9.5.1917. The 51st Bn. fought at Mouquet Farm from August to September. Milhinch was wounded with a GSW to his neck (reported in West Australian Newspaper 7.7.1917). He rejoined his unit from hospital 20.10.1917 and fought through the harsh winter of 1916-17 on the Somme in the trenches. He fought with the 51st Bn. at Polygon Wood in September 1917. Milhinch was severely wounded in action in Belgium (2nd time) 13.10.1917 with a SW and compound fractures to face and thigh. He died of wounds at 17th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium 15.10.1917. (West Australian Newspaper 19.10.1917 )previously reported wounded. Milhinch was buried Lijssenthoek Cemetery. Plot 21, Row 3, Grave 13. Located 1 ¾ miles SW of Poperinghe, Belgium.
Final Rank Private 51st Bn AIF.
Medical Condition Deceased, died of wounds.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Originally Milhinch was from SA. His brother lived in Northam.
Milhinch’s wife later moved to ‘Eden Hill’, Whitfield Street, West Guildford, WA then back to SA
Photos Alan Milhinch. Photographer unknown, photograph reproduced with permission of T.Davidson
             Mouquet Farm 1916. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E00005.
             Wounded soldiers waiting to be taken to the Casualty Clearing Station. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM  E0071
             Lijssenthoek Cemetery, Flanders , Belgium with graves of 1128 Australian Soldiers. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM                A03041

Information Source
Alan Milhinch. Photographer unknown, photograph reproduced with permission of T.Davidson
AWM E00005..Mouquet Farm 1916. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced frrom the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM  E00701. Wounded soldiers waiting to be taken to the Casualty Clearing Station. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Musuem
AWM  A03041 Lijssenthoek Cemetery, Flanders , Belgium with graves of 1128 Australian Soldiers. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Rolls Alan Milhinch
AWM Roll of Honour- Alan Milhinch
NAA: B2455, Milhinch A
West Australian Newspaper
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA

108 Swan Street, Guildford, WA  (building not extant)

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