Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookooting and swimming, including life-saving, and was enrolled as first-class shot in National Roll of Marksmen; was a member of the Cadet Corps; Capt. of the Rifle Club, and best shot in the school. At Bisley in 1908 he won the 1st Prize, Silver Cigarette Case, in Marydown Competition; 2nd prize, Silver Watch, Cheylesmore Cup Competition; the Patriotic Society's Badge and the Bisley medal. [Illustration: =Francis James Milne.=] =MILNE, JAMES=, Private, No. 1364, 15th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, elder _s._ of James Milne, of East Grange, Kinloss, by Forres, a Platelayer on the Highland Railway, by his wife, Jane Milne, dau. of John Bower, Road Contractor, Dufftown; _b._ Rothes, 23 March, 1893; educ. Inchberry and Alves Public Schools, afterwards being employed on the Highland Railway at Inverness; went to Australia in 1911, and was engaged in gold mining at Cobar; volunteered after the outbreak of war and joined the Australian Imperial Force in Feb. 1915; went to the Dardanelles, and died of wounds received in action there, 13 Oct. 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =James Milne.=] =MILNE, WILLIAM=, Private, No. 9383, 1st Battn. The Royal Scots, _s._ of William Milne, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of James McFarlane; _b._ Edinburgh, 1889; educ. St. Leonard Street Public School, Edinburgh; enlisted in 1900; went to France, 6th March, 1915, and died 23 April, 1915, of wounds received in the 2nd Battle of Ypres. He _m._ at Dundee, 1 Oct. 1905, Williamine (40, Watson's Lane, Dundee), dau. of James Donnelly, of that city, and had a son, James, _b._ 17 Nov. 1910. =MILNER, JOHN LEWIS=, M.A., 2nd Lieut., Royal Field Artillery, eldest _s._ of John William Milner, of 31 Penkett Road, Liscard, Wallasey, Merchant, by his wife, Annie, dau. of Henry Lewis; _b._ Liverpool, 26 Feb. 1892; educ. St. Bee's School, Cumberland, and graduated B.A. in 1911, and M.A. in 1913. He was a brilliant scholar, and held Sir Edward Grey's nomination for a position under the Foreign Office, and had spent some time abroad making a special study of modern languages, but on the outbreak of war, applied for a commission, and was gazetted to the reserve of officers, and went to Woolwich in Aug. 1914. He went out to the Front the first week in Jan. 1915, received a commission in the regular Army, 15 Feb., and was killed in action near Ypres, on Sunday, 9 May, 1915; _unm._ "He was in the trenches," wrote his Colonel, "observing the fire of his battery. The Germans rushed our front trenches, and all the infantry officers at that point were killed. In rallying the Infantry to retake the trench, he was shot through the head. He was a very gallant officer." [Illustration: =John Lewis Milner.=] =MILNES, EDMUND=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 4099), S.S. 1312, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =MILNES, JESSE=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 5824), 206965, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MINIHAN, PATRICK=, Boatman C.G., 284271, Devonport, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =MINNO, JOSEPH=, Stoker, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =MINTER, FREDERICK=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 4556), 172760, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MINTON, WILLIAM=, Private, R.M.L.I., 11718, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =MITCHELL, ALBERT CHARLES=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 9137), 203369 (Dev.), H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MITCHELL, ARTHUR JAMES=, Officer's Steward, 3rd Class, L. 3202 (Dev.), H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MITCHELL, AUGUSTUS JAMES=, A.B., J. 3087, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MITCHELL, BERTIE FREDERICK=, Leading Seaman (R.F.R., Ch. B. 8923), 200567, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MITCHELL, FREDERICK EUGENE HOBART=, A.B., J. 3975, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MITCHELL, GEORGE JOHN=, Carpenter's Mate (Pensioner), 157320 (Ports.), H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MITCHELL, JAMES BANNERMAN=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 8054), S.S. 103779, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MITCHELL, JOHN MONFRIES=, Capt., 1/7th Battn. Royal Scots (T.F.), yr. _s._ of the late Alexander Mitchell, Senior Partner in the firm of John Mitchell & Co. Timber Merchants, Leith, by his wife, Annie (101, Trinity Road, Edinburgh), dau. of Alexander Alexander, of Leith; _b._ Leith, 24 Sept. 1882; educ. Royal High School Edinburgh, and Blairlodge School, Polmont, and was a partner in his father's firm. He was gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 7th (then the 5th Vol.) Battn. Royal Scots, 18 Feb. 1905, and was promoted Lieut. 31 March, 1908, and Capt. 17 April, 1912. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for foreign service, but was killed on his way to the Front in the railway disaster at Gretna, 22 May, 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =John Monfries Mitchell.=] =MITCHELL, WILLIAM ALEXANDER=, Corpl., No. 8/437, 8th Southland Coy. Otago Battn. New Zealand Expeditionary Force, yst. _s._ of David Mitchell, of Southland, New Zealand, Manager, Ocean Beach Freezing Works there, by his wife, Ann, dau. of William Crabb, of Laverock Hall, Carmyllie, Scotland; _b._ Invercargill, New Zealand, 29 Sept. 1891; educ. Bluff Public School and the Southland Boys' High School; was on the staff of the mercantile firm of J. G. Ward & Co., but on the outbreak of war immediately volunteered and joined the 8th Southland Coy. 12 Aug. 1914. He was wounded in the fighting at the Dardanelles, 2 May, 1915, and died at Alexandria, 29 May following; _unm._ He was buried in the Military Cemetery there. L.-Corpl. J. McLeary wrote: "When I was wounded on Sunday night (May 2) I had to crawl back to the Red Cross, and on my way I met Alic Mitchell. He said 'I will see you up this rise,' but he had no sooner spoken than he was moaning on the ground, shot in the mouth and arm. He seemed very bad, but we managed to get back without further injury, though the bullets from Turkish rifles and machine-guns were ploughing up the dirt all around us." Corpl. Mitchell was a keen Territorial and a prominent athlete. For many years he represented Southland at Association football as half back. He was also a Rugby and tennis player and a member of the Bluff Cricket Club. [Illustration: =William A. Mitchell.=] =MITTEN, THOMAS HENRY=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 15477, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =MOFFAT, ARCHIBALD SKIRVING WOOLERY=, Lieut.-Col., 2nd Battn. Border Regt., 4th and yst. _s._ of James Moffat, of Ken Ervie, co. Kirkcudbright, by his wife, Mary, dau. of Capt. Robert Skirving of Croys; _b._ Castle Douglas, co. Kirkcudbright, 14 Nov. 1867; educ. Craigmount, Edinburgh, and in Switzerland; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to 2nd Border |