Joseph Milligan
Birth 1892 Death 5th Jul 1916 PteBorder Regiment
Service #18496
| GRO Ref | 18469 |
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| Place of Birth | cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | 139. Bowthorn Road, Cleator |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 139. Bowthorn Road, Cleator |
| Residence 1911 Census | 139. Bowthorn Road, Cleator |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Labourer |
| Place of Work | Whitehaven Hematite Iron & Steel Co. Ltd |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | father unknown Mother Hannah Milligan |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Border Regiment |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 7th |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pte |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 18496 |
| Date of Enlistment | 7 December 1914 |
| Place of Enlistment | Cleator Moor |
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| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | Shot in the Breast on first day of the battle of the Somme |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 21 |
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| Date of Death | 5th Jul 1916 |
| Regiment at Death | Border Regiment |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 7th |
| Rank at Death | Pte |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of Wounds |
| Service Number at Death | 18496 |
| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | Somme |
| Battle at Death | Battle of the Somme |
| Grave/Memorial Image |
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| Location of Grave/Memorial | HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE |
| Grave Position | I. D. 29. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/271905/millican,-/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | |
| Private Memorial | St Johns Church War memorial |
| Notes | A footballer with the Cleator Moor celtic |
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