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Pte. Edward Raynor Midgley
British Army 9th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Todmorden
(d.27th September 1917)
Edward Midgley was one of about 450 casualties at Dickebusch near Ypres on 27th September 1917. His body was not found and he is listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial where his brother John Thomas Midgley is also listed.
He was 24 years old. He was the uncle of Harry Mortimer the brass band conductor and radio personality who told how the two uncles, along with his aunt Mary Eliza Mortimer of the Women's Service, managed to have a reunion in Belgium not long before Edward's death.
Pte. Harry Midgley
British Army 4th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
from:Riddlesden, Keighley
(d.30th Sep 1918)
Harry Midgley was my great uncle. He died aged 20 in Flanders and is buried in Zandvoorde Cemetery in Belgium. His brother (my grandfather) also fought in the Battle of the Somme. He was a Bradford Pal and survived the war.
Pte. John Thomas Midgley
British Army 1st/6th Battalion West Yorkshire
from:Todmorden
(d.3rd May 1918)
John Thomas Midgley was 34 when he died. "Son of the late John and Elizabeth Anwell Midgley, of 24, Woodbine Place, Hebden Bridge; husband of Florence Midgley, of 9, Cliffe St., Hebden Bridge, Yorks." as it says on the War Graves record. He is listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
He was the uncle of Harry Mortimer OBE, the brass band conductor and radio personality. In his autobiography "On Brass" Harry wrote: "Two of my uncles on my mother's side and aunt Eliza, [my father] Fred's sister who had joined the Women's Service, somehow managed amongst all that chaos to meet up for a brief reunion [in Belgium]. It was the last time the two uncles had any family contact, as they were soon to be yet another two digits in the lists of the fallen." The other uncle was Edward Raynor Midgley.
Drvr. Walter Midgley
British Army 173rd Brigade, AÂ Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.21st March 1918)
Walter Midgley is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France, Panel 7-10.
Lt.Col. John Peniston Milbanke VC.
British Army Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers)
from:Manchester Square, London
(d.21st Aug 1915)
John Milbanke aged 42 is commemorated on the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli, Turkey. 10th Bart. he was the son of the late Sir Peniston Milbanke, D.L., J.P. and Elizabeth Milbanke; husband of Leila Milbanke, of 19, Manchester Square, London. Served with the 10th Hussars in the South African War. He had received V.C. during the Second Boer War in 1900.
An extract taken from the London Gazette, dated 6th July, 1900, records the following:- "On the 5th January 1900, during a reconnaissance near Colesberg, (S. Africa), Sir John Milbanke, when retiring under fire with a small patrol of the 10th Hussars, notwithstanding the fact that he had just been severely wounded in the thigh, rode back to the assistance of one of the men whose pony was exhausted, and who was under fire from the Boers who had dismounted. Sir John Milbanke took the man up on his own horse under a most galling fire and brought him safely back to camp."
Pte. Ern. Milburn
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
(d.1st July 1916)
Named on Thiepval Memorial
Pte. J. B. Milburn
British Army 24th/27th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.8th Nov 1917)
J. B. Milburn served with the Northumberland Fusiliers 24th/27th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 8th November 1917 and is buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France.
Cpl. John Milburn MM.
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Robert William Gutteridge Milburn
British Army 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Jarrow
(d.27th Feb 1917)
Robert William Gutteridge Milburn, Private 23/1434, served in the 23rd (4th Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers and died from wounds age 18 on the 27th February 1917. He is remembered at St. Marks and St Pauls Churches and is buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension. His medal card shows the award of the War and Victory Medals and that he died from wounds.
Robert was born in Jarrrow 1898, son of the late William and Mary Ann Hutchinson Milburn nee Scott of 40 Albion Street, Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at that address with William(44) a general labourer in the shipyard and his wife of 22 years Mary Ann Hutchinson(41). They had 12 children with 9 surviving. 8 are living at this address as is William's father in law Robert John Scott(60)a widower, brass moulder. Children are Albert Stanley(20) general labourer, Eliza Ellen(17) and Margaret Jane(15), Robert is (12), Madge Dorothy(10), Catherine Alexandra(8), Laura Florence(6)and Frances Susannah is 2 years old.
Mildred DSO.
Royal Navy
I found this man's old book of pictures in my uncles stuff. I don't know anything about this man, his significance, why my uncle had his book, but I'm so interested in his story. In the photo, the man is in the second row, sitting down, fifth from the right. Please help me if you have any idea of how I could obtain more information about this individual. I don't know where to start.
A Miles
London Regiment British Army
from:16th (Queens Westminster Rifles) Btn
(d.1st Jul 1916)
I purchased a commemorative poppy made from British shell fuses dug up at the Somme. Each one is dedicated to a soldier killed during the Battle of the Somme. Mine is dedicated to this gentleman, A Miles of the 16th Battalion, London Regiment. I am intrigued to find out more about him.
Rflmn. Albert John Miles
British Army 16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:Westminster
(d.1st July 1916)
Albert Miles was the son of Enos and Harriet Miles of Well Hill, and husband of Sarah Harriet Miles. He was a servant in a house in Hanover Square when he joined up, and is remembered on the war memorial at St Martin's Church, Chelsfield, Kent.
Pte. Alfred Miles
British Army 32nd Battalion London Regiment
from:Oxford
(d.15th Sep 1916)
Pte. Charles Miles
British Army 5th Btn. Cameron Highlanders
from:West View, Brierley, Barnsley
(d.3rd May 1917)
My Uncle Charlie Miles, was 24 years old when he died. He enlisted in Sheffield with a friend, Claude Pickard, (S/40469). He, together with about 300 other members of the battalion, were killed by British Artillery - friendly fire! Apparently the British maps weren't accurate.
Private Charles Miles
British Army 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders
from:West View, Brierley, Narnsley
(d.3rd May 1917)
Sjt. E. Miles
Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Francis James Miles
British Army 15th Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:Cosham
(d.2nd Oct 1918)
Francis Miles served with the 15th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in WW1. He died 2nd of October 1918 aged 19 years and is buried Hooge Crater Cemetery in Belgium. Son of Walter James and Elizabeth Georgina Miles of 2 Albert Rd., Cosham, Hants.
A/Sgt. George Ernest Miles
British Army Machine Gun Corps
George Miles was born in Rotherwick, Hampshire in 1879. We have no information regarding his Army service apart from the information on the Medal Index and Roll.
George survived the war and went on to be the head groom for the Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon.
Gnr. George Herbert Miles
British Army 41st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
My uncle George Miles was gassed on 19th of May 1918. He survived the war and died in 1959.
Gnr. George Herbert Miles
215th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Heckfield
Gnr. John H Miles
British Army 42 Trench Howitzer Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Treorchy
(d.9th Aug 1915)
John Miles was my wife's Great Uncle, he was killed at Ypres within 6 weeks of arriving at the front. He is buried at Lijssenhoek Cemetery, alongside others who seem to be from the same gun crew.
Pte. W. Miles
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte. Wallace Ernest Ralph Miles
British Army 9th Btn. Gloucester Regiment
from:Colesbourne
(d.27th Oct 1918)
Wallace Miles was my great uncle and we believe he was killed in the battle of Cambrai. My grandfather Albert survived the war and came home. He named his second son after Wallace.
Rflmn. William George Miles
British Army 16th (St Pancras) Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Gilpin Crescent, Edmonton
(d.3rd Sep 1916)
William George Miles was killed on 3rd September 1916 while serving with 16th (St Pancras) Battalion, Rifle Brigade. This Battalion was formed on 2nd April 1915 and landed in France at Le Havre on 8th March 1916. On 3rd September 1916 as part of the 117th Brigade, 39th Division it was tasked with attacking some high ground north of Hamel that was held by the German 121st Regiment. The attack failed and cost the Battalion more than 400 casualties one of whom was William George Miles. He has no known grave but is remembered on the Memorial at Thiepval.
Pte. Albert Miley
British Army 2nd/4th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Middleton, Manchester
(d.17th Dec 1916)
Private Miley was the Son of the late Rev. John Miley and Elizabeth Miley, of Middleton, Manchester; husband of Ellen Heeds Miley.
He was 38 when he died and is buried in the Somerset Military Burial Ground in Bermuda, Grave 21.
Pte. George Milford
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
2nd Lt. William Henry Mill
British Army 1/5th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:21, Drummond Place, Edinburgh
(d.12th July 1915)
William, or Willie as he was known to his family, was the only son of William Henry Mill, an Edinburgh lawyer, and his wife, Caroline, and was brother to four sisters, Caroline, Helen, Jane and Ruth. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, and on leaving school enlisted with the Royal Scots Fusiliers, gaining his comission in 1914. He sailed from Liverpool on the S.S Mauretania with his Battalion and the 1/4th on May 1915, arriving at the huge harbour of Mudros on Lemnos, before sailing on to Gallipoli, landing there on June 7th. His battalion took part in the Battles of Gully Ravine and Achi Baba Nullah. Hand-written notes in his pocket Bible, recovered from his body, show him at rest camp on June 19th, in support trenches on June 25th, 27th, 29th and 30th, and in the support trenches at 'Clapham Junction' on July 3rd. His last entries show him in a rest camp on July 7th and 8th.
Under-lined passages from the Bible clearly show that he took support from the book and was determined to do the right thing. He was killed in action on July 12th, in the Battle of Achi Baba Nullah, aged 19. His body was recovered and lies in a marked grave not far from where he fell, in Redoubt Cemetery. His parents visited the grave shortly after the war but as far as I know it was not re-visited until his sister Jane, my Grandmother, travelled there around 1965. I have his pocket Bible and one of his lapel badges, recovered from his body, and his medals.
Sgt. Harry Millar
British Army 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment
Pte. John Millar
British Army Seaforth Highlanders
from:Hull
My father, John Millar was in the Seaforth Highlanders. He was in France from 1914 to mid 1916 when he was wounded and spent a long time in a military hospital.
He was born in Glasgow, Maryhill, in 1894, I believe, and after being discharged lived the rest of his life in Hull. These are the only details I can remember about him but would like to know more if possible.
Spr. Robert Millar
British Army Royal Engineers
from:Bowhill, Cardenden, Fife, Scotland
My great-uncle Bob Millar served as a Sapper during WWI. He was born in Newbattle Edinburgh on 7th Aug 1886 and died on the 27th Jan 1975 in Bowhill, Fife. He never married and had no offspring. I have his war medals. I knew him very well but he never talked about being in the war. His brothers were also Sappers but as they had children and many descendants they will be remembered. He was very tall at least 6'4" so how he tunnelled under enemy lines to plant bombs is astounding. He worked as a miner all his life. I only have a couple of photos of him sadly and none in uniform. But I do have his medals which are in a shadow box along with my dad's WWII medals.
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