Ref ID: 51661428096
Name
Samuel Mills.
Description
Newspaper Photograph of Private Samuel Mills.
Life Story
Name: Samuel Mills.
Service Number: A/20424.
Rank: Private.
Battalion: 16th Battalion.
Regiment: Canadian Infantry.
Born: 25th October 1890, Cookstown, Ireland.
Died: 17th August 1915.
Address: 12 Cumberland Street, Belfast
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Samuel Mills, son of William and Mary Mills, is connected to 12 Cumberland Street, Shankill, Belfast
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The 1901 Ireland Census has Samuel living at 42 Crimea Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, occupation, House Keeper, father, General Labourer, and four sisters, Susan, 23 years, Linen Winder, Minnie, 18 years, Linen Winder, Sarah, 15 years, Linen Winder, and Isabella, 7 years
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The 1911 Ireland Census has Samuel living at 72 Tobergill Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, brother Henry, 30 years, Beetler In Mill, and sister Isabella, 17 years, Weaver In Factory.
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Samuels address at the time of enlisting is given as 95, 5th Avenue, Lachine, Montreal, P.Q, which is the home of his sister, Lizzie Mills, who is given as next of kin.
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Samuel joined the 43rd Battalion Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force in Winnipeg on the 8th January 1915, before transferring to the 16th Battalion.
He sailed from Montreal to England aboard the S.S. Grampian on the 1st June 1915.
He was then posted as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force to France.
Samuel was a Private in 16th Battalion Canadian Infantry when he Died Of Wounds within No 2 Casualty Clearing Station on the 17th of August 1915 aged 24 years.
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A local newspaper states
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ULSTER COLONIALS KILLED.
Mrs Sarah Murdock, 1 Cumberland Street, Belfast, has received official intimation that her brother Private Samuel Mills, 16th Batt Canadian Infantry (Canadian Scottish) has died of wounds received in action in France on August 17. Prior to going to Canada four years ago Private Mills was employed at Marsh's biscuit factory, and was a member of the North End Football Club. His brother is with the Ulster Division
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This article is replicated within the Belfast Telegraph, News Letter and Northern Whig
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Samuels sister W.E Tomlinson is shown within his C.E.F Records as living at 303, 6th Avenue Lachine, P.Q.
However she is then shown as living at 32 Mackey Avenue, Toronto, Ont, when she received his Medals, Plaque and Scroll
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Samuel received a War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-1915 Star.
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He is Remembered at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
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Classification
Newspaper,
Photograph,
