Photo: James Pasby
Company Quartermaster Sjt.
R. Mills
23rd Durham Bn.
Home Guard
4th April 1943 Age 32
Too Dearly Loved
to be Forgotten
Husband of Alice Mills, of Washington Station.
The Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 05/04/1943 reports:-
TWO NORTH H.G. KILLED
Two Washington Home Guards were killed yesterday and one severely injured as the result a mishap when their last grenade was being thrown. Dead are Robert Mills, of Bell Street, and Laurence Handiside, North-Eastern Cottages. Thomas Fisher, the injured man, of The Terrace.
Mills, who was Company Quartermaster-Sergeant, a fortnight ago returned from course, and was acting as instructor to the other two men. They were using a discharger cup rifle, when there was an explosion and all three fell to the ground. Medical aid was summoned, and Fisher who had severe injuries to his head and face, was rushed to hospital.
Thomas Fisher died on the 13th June 1943.
His Home Guard servive record is closed until 2046. WO/409/27/83/145.
Robert Mills is remembered at Washington on W.96.01.
