| Sapper 188908 Thomas William MILLWARD |
Regiment & Unit
Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers
Enlisted On/At
23 Jun 1916 at Stratford on Avon
Former Regiment
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Details & Age at Death
Killed in Action, Monday, May 27, 1918 aged 27
Medals
British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
n/a
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle
Local actions in Proven, Ypres
Place of Death
Proven, Ypres
SWFHS Memorial(s)
Other Memorial(s)
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
A war diary has not yet been found but he was killed near Proven, probably at the rail head there which was on the Bergues-Proven-Boesinghe line operated by 6th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company. On the day he died the railhead was shelled and his name is mentioned by CWGC as one of 3 British soldiers killed there.
| Family & Personal History |
Birth Date & Place
Apr Qtr 1891 - Bewdley
Baptism Date & Place
Parents
Walter Benjamin & Alice Annie Millward
Bewdley
Wife & Marriage
Sarah Elizabeth - Aveley, 1 Oct 1913
Child
George Thomas
Address History
- 1914: Salford Street, Bidford
School(s), Colleges & University
Occupation(s)
- 1911: Clerk at Great Western Railway
