Wellington, - Brooklyn Park
New Zealand
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The Brooklyn Park War Memorial stands on a hill on the Western suburb of the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
The memorial commemorates 48 citizens of Wellington who lost their lives in the First World War.
1 Officer who served with the Yorkshire Regiment, and who was a native of Wellington. is commemorated in the memorial.
Captain Audley Charles Hyde Millar, MC.
3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, attached to 9th Battalion. Son of Walter C. and Annie Millar, of 103, Coromandel St., Wellington, New Zealand. Killed 15 October 1917. Aged 33.
The following biographical notes are from the Robert Coulson's Biographies of Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment;-
Audley Millar came into the Great War serving in the ranks of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force before being commissioned into the Yorkshire regiment.
Captain Millar was with the 9th Battalion during the 3rd battle of Ypres, Passchendaele offensive.
In late September of 1917 the 9th Battalion had been involved in fierce fighting around Cameron Covert in the notorious Ypres Salient after which they were relieved but the respite proved to be short and on October 13th they were rushed back into the line on a frontage of 500 yards just to the east of Polygon Wood.
For four days they were under heavy artillery fire which was being directed by German spotter planes.
Captain Audley Charles Hyde Millar MC was wounded during these actions on October 16th 1917, dying later the same day at the age of 33.
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