We remember Ben Holt Mills

We remember Ben Holt Mills

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1895
birth Heywood, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:7051114 Source:8483166 1895
1901
dates Age 6 Source:8483166 31st March 1901
1901
location Glen May, 145 William Street, Heywood, Lancashire United Kingdom parents address Source:8483166 31st March 1901
1917
dates Age 22 Source:7051114 29th April 1917
employment Bank Employee Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank Ltd Cheetham United Kingdom Source:9653533
service British Army Private 5759 Inns of Court Officers Training Corps Source:3047702
service British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion (Territorial) Source:8483167
service British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion Source:7051114
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3047702
1917
death Died of wounds Severely wounded at Heminel 23 April 1917. Died in hospital 29 April 1917. Source:7051114 Source:8827284 29th April 1917
burial Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Saulty, Pas de Calais France IX. D. 8. Source:7051114

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Ben Holt
Initials BH
Last Name Mills
Source 3047702
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Glen May, 145 William Street, Heywood, Lancashire United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5759 Inns of Court Officers Training Corps Private
British Army Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion (Territorial) Second Lieutenant
British Army Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sydney Mills father
Bessie Holt mother

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  • Portrait photo of Second Lieutenant Ben Holt Mills
    Second Lieutenant Ben Holt Mills. Unit: 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Severely wounded at Heminel 23 April 1917. Died in hospital 29 April 1917. Son of Sydney and Bessie Mills, of 5, Queen's Drive, Prestwich, Manchester. Photograph presented to IWM by his father S. Mills Esq., 5 Queen's Drive, Sedgley Park, Prestwich 25th March 1919.

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  • Second Lieutenant Ben Holt Mills
    Second Lieutenant Ben Holt Mills. Unit: 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 29 April 1917 Western Front

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    James201

  • Service Roll of Martins Bank - Cover
    A printed roll of honour entitled “Service Roll of Martins Bank”, listing “Those who did not return” and “Ex-Service Men 1914-1919”, was compiled in 1931 for the centenary of the Bank of Liverpool, and comprises of a list of staff of all the constituent banks in the Martins group (Bank of Liverpool, Martins Bank, Bank of Liverpool and Martins Limited, Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank, Cocks Biddulph, Palatine Bank, Halifax Commercial Bank, Cattle Trade Bank, Equitable Bank). It used to be on permanent display at the former Martins head office at Water Street in Liverpool, but was transferred to Barclays Group Archives in 2007 when Barclays sold the building. The image shows the cover of the book.

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    James201

  • Service Roll of Martins Bank - Title Page
    A printed roll of honour entitled “Service Roll of Martins Bank”, listing “Those who did not return” and “Ex-Service Men 1914-1919”, was compiled in 1931 for the centenary of the Bank of Liverpool, and comprises of a list of staff of all the constituent banks in the Martins group (Bank of Liverpool, Martins Bank, Bank of Liverpool and Martins Limited, Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank, Cocks Biddulph, Palatine Bank, Halifax Commercial Bank, Cattle Trade Bank, Equitable Bank). It used to be on permanent display at the former Martins head office at Water Street in Liverpool, but was transferred to Barclays Group Archives in 2007 when Barclays sold the building. The image shows the title page of the book.

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    James201

  • Detail page from Service Roll of Martins Bank
    A printed roll of honour entitled “Service Roll of Martins Bank”, listing “Those who did not return” and “Ex-Service Men 1914-1919”, was compiled in 1931 for the centenary of the Bank of Liverpool, and comprises of a list of staff of all the constituent banks in the Martins group (Bank of Liverpool, Martins Bank, Bank of Liverpool and Martins Limited, Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank, Cocks Biddulph, Palatine Bank, Halifax Commercial Bank, Cattle Trade Bank, Equitable Bank). The information printed for each person consists of initials & surname, plus regiment. The image shows the page of the book which features this person’s name in the list of “Those who did not return”.

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    James201

  • Original Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank WW1 Memorial
    A WW1 memorial tablet to the fallen staff from the Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank was unveiled by the Chairman in the Banking Chamber at Head Office at 43 Spring Gardens, Manchester, in 1921, and framed photographs of the tablet were sent to relatives of the men. The panel was headed, “To the memory of our colleagues who made the supreme sacrifice in defence of their country during the Great War 1914-1919”, and the wording at the bottom was, “The Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank Limited”.

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    Yvonne27542

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Ann39898
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ann39898
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Ann39898

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Portrait photo of Second Lieutenant Ben Holt Mills Yvonne27542
Second Lieutenant Ben Holt Mills James201
Service Roll of Martins Bank - Cover James201
Service Roll of Martins Bank - Title Page James201
Detail page from Service Roll of Martins Bank James201
Original Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank WW1 Memorial Yvonne27542

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