Born: 1876, Eccleshill
Died: 15 October 1918
Buried: Bois-Guillaiume Communal Cemetery
Address: 9 Westgate, Eccleshill
Parents: Joshua & Elizabeth, nee Ward
Spouse: Hannah Maria, nee Johnson
Siblings: 3 brothers, 4 sisters
Occupation: Stone planer
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park and St Luke’s; Greengates
Children: Robert Edmond
Regiment: 2/4 Duke of Wellington’s
John Barker Milner
John Barker Milner was born in
1876 in Eccleshill the son of Joshua
and Elizabeth, nee Ward who were
married at St Wilfrid, Calverley on
the 8th March 1863.
By 1871 the family were living in
Eccleshill and six children had
been born. Ten yeas later they had
moved to 24 New Line, Greengates
and there were three more children
including John.
By 1891 the family had moved to
110 Haigh Hall and at 15 years of
age John is working as a worsted
spinner.
On the 8th September 1900 John
married Hannah Maria Johnson at
St Luke’s Church,
Eccleshill. John was 25
years of age living at 118
Brunswick Road,
Greengates and Hannah
was 25 years of age, a
drawer of 14 Westgate and
the daughter of Samuel
Johnson (deceased) a
joiner.
John and Hannah went to live with
John’s family at 118 Brunswick
Road. They had one son, Robert
Edmund born on the 19th
December 1902, named for his
uncle who had died in 1896.
Robert was baptised at St Luke’s
Church, Eccleshill on the
19th of August 1903.
In 1911 John, Hannah and
Robert were living at 9
Westgate and John was
working as a stone planer
in the quarry.
He enlisted in August 1916
at the age of 40 years as
Private 242852 in the
2nd/4th Battalion of the Duke of
Wellington (West Riding
Regiment).
His Regiment landed in France in
January 1917 and took part in many
of the Battles on the Western Front
in 1917 and 1918.
John died of wounds on the 15th of
October 1918 but it is not known
how or where he received these
injuries. He was 42 years of age.
He is buried in the Bois-Guillaume
Communal Cemetery. The burials
took place, for the most part, from
No.8 General Hospital, which was
quartered at Bois-Guillaume in a
large private house and grounds.
He left his effects to his widow
Hannah Maria who received
£20.5.9d including a War Gratuity
on the 27th of February 1919.
.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
