Private WALTER MILLS
Manchester Regiment
1st/10th Bn.
Died 11 December 1917
Age 23 years old
- Country of Service United Kingdom
- Awards Victoria Cross
- Additional Info Husband of Mrs. E. Mills, of 10, Smith St., Oldham.
- Personal Inscription DEATH DOES NOT PART THE LOVE THAT FORMED THE LINK BETWEEN US
- Additional Citation note
An extract from "The London Gazette," No. 30523, dated 12th Feb., 1918, records the following:-"For most conspicuous bravery and self-sacrifice. When, after an intense gas attack, a strong enemy patrol endeavoured to rush our posts, the garrisons of which had been overcome, and, though badly gassed himself, he met the attack single-handed and continued to throw bombs until the arrival of reinforcements, and remained at his post until the enemy's attacks had been finally driven off. While being carried away he died from gas poisoning. It was solely due to his exertions, when his only chance of personal safety lay in remaining motionless, that the enemy was defeated and the line retained intact."
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