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Enlisted on 22nd February 1892 - Trade on enlistment - Fitter. The likelihood was that since leaving school he had been an apprentice at the Royal Arsenal. Lance Corporal - R.E when he was married. Residence when married - Sutton On Plym - Parish of Plymouth - St John the Evangelist The Muster Rolls of the Royal Engineers (WO16 3031 3032) show a Lance Corporal T Mills No. 26372 stationed at Pembroke Dock on the 1st April 1897 with the 35th Company Royal Engineers. This ties up with the photo of Eva Annie taken in Haverfordwest. Second Corporal - R.E - When his son was born Mechanist Staff Sergeant - R.E - When he died Possibly stationed in Jamaica, Pembroke, Chepstow & Gosport areas. Ron remembers seeing the places in his army pay book (now lost). Missing from 1891 Census - assumption was that he had been posted to Jamaica. There are no census records of people serving abroad. Research now proves that he didn't enlist until 1892 - so where was he in 1891? Was he with Louisa and her future family, the Carters, who were also missing from the Census in 1891? |
| London Metropolitan Archives - Microfilm No. XO95 334 - frame 00369/370 |
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Enlisted on 22nd February 1892 - Trade on enlistment - Fitter. The likelihood is that since leaving school he had been an apprentice at the Royal Arsenal. The Muster Rolls for the previous year - 1891 show clearly that his Army Number, 26372 hadn't yet been issued. |
| Fort Picklecombe was a Palmerston Fort on the Western (Cornish) side of the entrance to Plymouth Sound. Fort Bovisand protected the Eastern side. |
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His sister Sarah Ann attended the marriage. Stationed at Sutton On Plym. Rank - Lance Corporal |
| He sailed back to the UK on the Royal Mail Steam Packet Elbe, a compound engine ship of around 3100 tons. |
| His father James was present at the death. |
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The ceremony was performed by a Presbyterian Mininster. He was buried in unconsecrated ground - No. 9821 The Entry No. in the register was 2952 |