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HAROLD CARR MILNES
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Rank
Private
Regiment
THE PRINCE OF WALES OWN WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT 9TH BATTALION
Military Number
16/1267
Address
2 SKIRROW STREET
BRADFORD, , WEST YORKSHIRE
West Yorkshire BD16 1SJ
England
BRADFORD, , WEST YORKSHIRE
West Yorkshire BD16 1SJ
England
Background
BORN HULL 1890. LIVED THORNTON, BRADFORD ABOVE. ENLISTED BRADFORD. SON OF ALFRED & ANNIE ELIZABETH MILNES, HEWORTH, YORK. GARDENER. SERVED IN THE 9TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE, FROM 22/12/1915. KILLED IN ACTION, AT LANGEMARK, BELGIUM, ON 27/08/1917, AGED 26. HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, EDGAR MILNES, ALSO DIED IN 1917, AGED 20.
| Name | Harold Milnes |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1890 |
| Residence | Thornton, Bradford |
| Death Date | 27 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Cement House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Bradford, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 9th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 16/1267 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Date Died
27/08/1917
Died
Cement House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age
26
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