History while in the forces
03 Sep 1914: training at PrescottApr 1915: moved to Grantham training
Nov 1915: moved to Salisbury Plain Training.
Nov 1915: arrived Boulogne, short base, training during gradual movement up to the lines.
In trenches early Dec east of Arras
Jan 1916: moved to the Somme, in trenches continually till the offensive, in two night raids and held the line during bombardment previous to 1 July
01 Jul 1916: in first wave "over" 4th July. Further trenches taken 13 July in attack on Trones Wood
31 Jul 1916: attack on Guillimont, wounded
Note recorded on front of the card: wounded now at Streatham Red Cross Hospital and likely to be discharged in June
- Surname
- Mills
- Forename
- Thomas Reginald
- Service number
- 16038
- Rating or rank
- Private
- Regiment or Other Unit
- King's (Liverpool) Regiment
- Branch
- Abergele
- Date of Birth
- 18 Jul 1888
- Date of birth
- 1888
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 09 Nov 1904
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 03 Sep 1914
