www.monumentaustralia.org.au
Captain Robert B. MilliganPrint Page
22-June-2017
Photographs supplied by Stephen Woods
The plaque commemorates former student Captain Robert B. Milligan who was killed in action in South Vietnam in 1967.
Robert Milligan joined the army on September 2, 1956 at the age of 19. He graduated from Officer Cadet School Portsea as Dux of his class. He served as a lieutenant with the Pacific Islands Regiment, Papua New Guinea. Captain Milligan was 2nd in Command of C Company when on the morning of February 14 1967, during a search of Xa An Nhut village, a mine exploded killing Captain Milligan, Major Bourne, and Captain Williams.
Location
Address: | Albert Street, Taree High School, Taree, 2430 |
---|---|
State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.909686 Long: 152.463303 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
---|---|
Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Military |
Actual Event Start Date: | 14-February-1967 |
Actual Event End Date: | 14-February-1967 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPIn memory of Capt. Robert B. Milligan
K.I.A. South Vietnam
14th February, 1967
Student Taree High School 1948 - 1952
"Lest We Forget"
M.D.V.V.A 93
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au