South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Loos Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 31 Oct 1914 | ~ | Stoneleigh |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Loos | September 1914 at Reading | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Loos en Gohelle | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Henry is listed as being killed in action on 27 Sep 1915 during the Battle of Loos. The war diary entry is very brief and is transcribed below. Unfortunately there is no Appendix or Report nor details of casualties.24th Sept: In Bois des Dames under short notice to move.
25th Sept: Early reveille. Moved off at 5.30,a when the Bde marched to Nouex-les-Mines, thence to Vermelles where the Regt bivouacd for the night.
26th Sept: Vermelles. At 12.30pm the Bde was ordered to proceed dismounted to take up a position near Loos.
27th Sept: Trenches at Loos. END
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1886 at Ashow | 11 Jul 1886 Ashow |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Arthur and Louisa Mills | Daisy Farm, Ashow |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Stoneleigh School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1886 - Thickthorn Lodge, Ashow | 1901 - House Boy |
| 1891 - Thickthorn Lodge, Ashow | 1911 - Chauffeur |
| 1901 - 4 The Kennels, Stoneleigh | |
| 1911 - 21 Marsh Baldon, Oxford (boarder) | |
| 1915 - Daisy Farm, Ashow | |
- Brother of William Mills who also fell.
