Frank Milner, Worcs Reg

1881 Nov 1. Born Birmingham

1891 census in Birmingham

1899 Jul 9 Enlists in Worcs Regt. He is a steel turner. He is in UK till 1903

1900 Oct 13. Promoted Cpl

1902 Oct 18 In hospital in Tipperary with Gonorrhoea . In hospital for 35 days.

1902 Nov 11. Promoted L/Sgt

1903 Jan 3. Posted to Bermuda

1903 May 5. Promoted Sgt.

1903 Mar 5. Promoted Colour Sgt,

1903 Nov 25. Married Alice Taylor

1903 Dec 1. Posted to West Indies

1905 Oct 3. Posted back UK

1907 Nov 26 Posted to South Africa

1908 Oct 1. Posted back to UK

1911 census at 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover. A 30 year old married Colour Sergeant

1912 Oct 28. Posted to India

1915 Jan 4. Posted back to UK

1915 Mar 20. Posted to Med Exp Force

1915 Sep 16.. Posted back UK.

1915 Feb 1. Appointed CSM in 4th battalion

1915 Mar 15. Appointed RQMS

1915 Apr 25 Landed in France

1917 Aug 30 Commissioned 2nd Lt

1918 Mar 6. TF General List. Qrmr. and Hon. Lt. F. Milner, from Manch. R., to be Qrmr. with the hon. rank of Lt.

1919 Jan 2. The undermentioned Qrmrs. and Lieuts. to be Capts., under para. 88, T.F. Regns.: —GENERAL LIST. Infantry.—F. Milner.

1921 Jul 1. General List, Infantry .—The undermentioned Qrmrs.& Capts. resign their commns. and retain their rank. F. Milner

1921 Nov 22. Joined ADRIC with service no 2187. Posted to Depot Coy. Note says QM

1922 Jan 25. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC

 

1938 Alice Milner is a widow living in 2 Argrave Villas, Vale Rd, Guildford, Surrey. She was living ther as a boarder in 1921 census. Owned by Emily Friday

 

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