Millett, William Leonard

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M.B., Ch.M. : Captain, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., France and England. Enlisting in April, 1917, after application in February, and sailing in May, joined No. 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 24th August, and was seconded to 2nd Advanced Stores, Mautort, till sent to 10th Australian Field Ambulance 8th October. Wounded at Passchendaele on 11th and evacuated to No. 3 London General Hospital, Wandsworth, and Cobham Hall, via No. 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station and Anglo-American Hospital, Wimereux. Resuming duty in late November at A.I.F. Detention Barracks, Lewes, relieved at Machine Gun Camp, Grantham, and was then attached to H.Q., Tidworth. Returning to France, joined 6th A.F.Amb. in March, 1918, temporarily serving with an anaesthetic team at 22nd C.C.S., with 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column and also 23rd and 22nd Battns.

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1886

Millett W.L. : Life.Birth 1886
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Early education at Newington College, Stanmore, NSW, Australia
1914

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1916

Medical Practitioner at Atherton Tablelands -- QLD, Australia 1916
1916

Medical Superintendent at Chillagoe -- QLD, Australia 1916
1917

Enlisted 1 Apr 1917
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Military service as Captain at France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
1923

Medical Practitioner at Papua New Guinea --, Papua New Guinea 1923
1942

Medical Practitioner at Wiluna -- WA, Australia 1942
1942

Medical Superintendent at Herberton -Herberton Hospital- QLD, Australia 1942
1945

Assistant Government Medical Officer GMO at Moreton Bay -Peel Island- QLD, Australia 1945
1948

Death in Atherton -- QLD, Australia 1948

Gender

Male

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