Identity
Person No.
16702
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Frank Elton
Initials
F E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
United Kingdom
Notes
Son of James Henry Elton Mills and Charlotte Agnes Mills, of Mimosa, Queenstown, Cape Colony.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Lance Corporal Frank Elton MILLS, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 19th July; Later mentioned in Despatches; Died of wounds (as second Lieutenant) on the 5th April 1918 (Etaples Military Cemetery)"
Citations
LG Sup 28 May 1918
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Lance Corporal Frank Elton MILLS, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 19th July; Later mentioned in Despatches; Died of wounds (as second Lieutenant) on the 5th April 1918 (Etaples Military Cemetery)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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