Thomas Joseph Milliner
Memorial: Filton - Community Centre
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 21304
Parents: Edwin and Sarah Milliner
Marital status: Single
Home address: 6 Victoria Park, Filton, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Farm Labourer
Date of birth: 1893
Place of birth: Filton, Bristol
Date of death: 02/07/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Mericourt-l'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Commemorated at Filton Community Centre and St Peter's Church, Filton.
Age: 22
Further information:
Thomas was born in Filton, the son of a labourer and the youngest child of eight children with four sisters and three brothers.
Thomas mobilised to France with the 8th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) in September 1915 where they fought in the Battle of Loos. Thomas died of wounds during the Battle of Albert (1–13 July 1916) which took place on the second day of the Battles of the Somme. The result of the Battle of Albert was indecisive at a cost to the allies of over 97,000 casualties. The cemetery where Thomas was buried, was used by field ambulances where Thomas would have been taken when he fell.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/