7/85 Trooper John McMillan, 5/5/1889-15/6/1916.

 

DEATHS. 

FOR KING AND COUNTRY.

McMILLAN.— On June 15th, at his mother's residence, 24 Lawrence street, Mornington (as the result of wounds received in action), John, beloved son of Margaret and the late William McMillan, of Waitahuna West; aged 24 years. He did his duty.  -Evening Star, 15/6/1916.

Below are details of John McMillan's medical history, copied from the Auckland Museum's "Online Cenotaph."  There is little more to be said about John's death, except that he suffered his eventually fatal wound in late August, 1915, during the furious fighting of the Allies' last attempt to regain the military initiative at Gallipoli.

Height, 5 foot 7 inches 

Weight, 146 pounds

Hair colour, dark brown 

Eye colour, Light brown

Hospital Diseases, Wounds, WWI 
Gun shot wounds in the head, Anzac Cove, Dardanelles August 1915 

Hospital Diseases, Wounds, WWI 
Unconcious for 7 days 

Hospital Diseases, Wounds, WWI 
Evacuated to England, 18 days in Hospital 

Hospital Diseases, Wounds, WWI 
Difficulty masticating as can not open mouth; epilepsy fits; sores; trouble with speech 

Hospital Diseases, Wounds, WWI 
Invalided to New Zealand 

Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI
Dunedin Hospital 

Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service, Cause of Death 
Died after discharge from the NZEF from head wounds inflicted while on active service

Waitahuna Cemetery.