Basic Details
Surname
Stevens
Forenames
Milton
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was a member of the Brighouse Wheelers (a cycling club) and Harriers (athletics), worked as a cotton spinner but was also a Territorial and so was called up in August 1914. He was killed by a shell splinter and is also commemorated on IWM 2738, 2754 (where he is wrongly called Stephens) and 2130.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Thiepval
Cemetery
Connaught British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
7
Age at death
22
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action