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213872 Sgt. Thomas Alfred Mills MM British Army 11th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment from:Walsall Thomas Alfred Mills was born on the 24th of Nov 1895,(his birth was registered 2 Jan 1896) at 13 Mill St. U.D. Walsall, he was the aon of Alfred Thomas Mills, a railway drayman and Hannah Mills, formerly Lowbridge. During the Great War, Thomas A. Mills, served as No 1739, 39th Division, Army Cyclist Corps. and later 3905 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, as an Acting Sergeant. Thomas was wounded in action, 2nd Battle of the Somme, in April 1918 (exact date unknown). He was awarded the Military Medal, which was gazetted 18.10.1917 in the London Gazette. These details were sent to me by my sister but we can find no further reference to him. I would of course be very interested to learn more about his service. Additional Information: Following the end of hostilities Sgt Mills married and emigrated to Canada. His eldest son Robert joined the Canadian Army on 3rd Feb. 1942 his 18th birthday in the 1st Elgin Regiment. He travelled to UK on the Queen Mary and went to France on D+2 in 1944. Sgt Thomas Mills, my grandfather, died in 1960. Sadly, I never met him. John Mills Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**