 1898 - 1971 (72 years)
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| Name |
William George MILLS |
| Prefix |
Major |
| Suffix |
R.E |
| Nickname |
George |
| Birth |
25 May 1898 |
88, Clayhall Road, Clayhall, Alverstoke, Hants  |
- The copy of his birth certificate is dated 18th October 1901 and stamped
"Royal Commission Patriotic Fund". This is just five months after the death of Thomas William.
The assumption is that Eva Annie may have had a grant to pay for the burial of her husband.
Ron & I visited the offices of the Patriotic Fund in London during May 2003. They don't have any records of grants to individuals.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
16 Jun 1898 |
St. Mary's Church, Alverstoke |
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| Census |
1901 |
59, Coburg St. North Shields, Northumberland |
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1901 Census. Thomas William, Eva Annie and William George Mills
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| Census |
1911 |
88, Clayhall Road, Alverstoke |
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1911 Census - Amy Williams, Eva Annie Mills nee Williams, WG Mills, G Williams
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| Military |
9 Jul 1943 |
Whitehall Cinema, East Grinstead |
The East Grinstead Incident. 9th July 1943
At the time he was the Military Assistance Officer at Great House Court, Fairfield Road, East Grinstead.
Captain W.G. Mills was at a cinema in East Grinstead watching a film. An air raid started and the cinema took a direct hit.
He organised the orderly evacuation of the cinema and was mentioned in despatches.
See:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sussex/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8829000/8829228.stm
and:- http://spartacus-educational.com/2WWwhitehall.htm |
| Death |
29 Jan 1971 |
R.N Hospital, Haslar |
- Description: Cerebral Thrombosis Ateriosclerosis Disseminated Sclerosis (MS)
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| Cremated |
4 Feb 1971 |
Portsdown Crematorium |
- Cremation Reference 34261
- His ashes were scattered :-
North Border 13/14 posts, South of Chestnut
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| Association |
John Thomas WHITCOMBE (Relationship: Family Friend) |
| Notes |
- According to Ron Mills, a relative, whom he thought may have been Jesse Mills, was prepared to pay the costs of sending William George Mills to Winchester College. George's mother Eva Annie insisted that he go straight into the Army instead.
He did so as a bugler.
Was this the reason behind a possible rift between the Mills and Williams families?.
It is clear that William George was prevented from knowing anything about his relatives apart from some very sketchy details.
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| Person ID |
I000007 |
Mills/Rushton Family History |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2015 |
| Father |
Thomas William MILLS, R.E, b. 5 Mar 1874, 3 Mead Terrace, Willesborough, Kent d. 25 May 1901, Barrack No. 2, Newcastle upon Tyne (Age 27 years) |
| Mother |
Eva Annie WILLIAMS, b. 18 May 1873, Clayhall, Alverstoke d. 8 Sep 1915, 88, Clayhall Road, Clayhall. (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Mar 1897 |
the Parish Church, Alverstoke |
| Family ID |
F000018 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Eileen Grace FRANCIS, b. 10 Jan 1900, 70, North Street, Gosport, Hants. d. 28 Oct 1988, Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport (Age 88 years) |
| Census |
1911 |
67, North Street, Gosport, Hants |
| Marriage Licence |
28 Aug 1920 |
The Parish Church of St. Matthew, Gosport |
| Address |
1921 - 1953 |
"Faenza", 45, Peel Road, Gosport, Hants. |
| Address |
1953 - 2003 |
"Elm Grove", 13, Spring Garden Lane, Gosport |
| Children |
| | 1. Eileen Mary MILLS, b. 28 Jul 1921, 67, North Street, Gosport d. 27 Oct 1988, Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport (Age 67 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| + | 2. Ronald George MILLS, b. 20 Jul 1923, 67, North St, Gosport d. 16 Jan 2007, Southampton General Hospital (Age 83 years) |
| | 3. Gordon Raymond MILLS, b. 5 Oct 1926, Faenza, Peel Road, Gosport, Hants d. 29 May 2003, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth (Age 76 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
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| Family ID |
F000020 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Jun 2016 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Military - The East Grinstead Incident. 9th July 1943
At the time he was the Military Assistance Officer at Great House Court, Fairfield Road, East Grinstead.
Captain W.G. Mills was at a cinema in East Grinstead watching a film. An air raid started and the cinema took a direct hit.
He organised the orderly evacuation of the cinema and was mentioned in despatches.
See:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sussex/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8829000/8829228.stm
and:- http://spartacus-educational.com/2WWwhitehall.htm - 9 Jul 1943 - Whitehall Cinema, East Grinstead |
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