Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Thiepval Memorial, Picardie | Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.130 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 42C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Albert and Elizabeth Mills, of 408, Ladypool Rd., Balsall Heath, Birmingham.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 10/Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
10th (Service) Battalion Formed at Warwick in September 1914 as part of K2 and attached to 57th Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. Landed in France on 17 July 1915. |
| Action : Operations on the Ancre |
11 January - 13 March 1917. Operations on the Ancre concerned the gradual advance in the area around Miramont during which the Germans retired towards the Hindenburg Line defences.
14/1736 Corporal Cecil Owen Mills, 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Detail :
His name is commemorated on the Friends Institute WW1 Memorial Plaque 220 Moseley Roadm, Highgate, Birmingham.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Liscard No. 2657 E.C. | Cheshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
19th February 1915 | 15th September 1915 | 19th November 1915 |
In 1915, at the time of his initiation into Liscard Lodge, he is 21 years of age and listed as a Clerk resident at Seacombe. The contribution record shows his dues paid to 1917 and it the same column "Killed in Action March 1917."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley