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Frederick Milner was born in the Pontefract area the 11 Jun 1898 and baptised the 31 Jul 1898, the son of Swain and Mary Elizabeth Milner. Frederick was one of two children, his sister Winifred was born 1902. Swain was an agent for a sewing machine company. In 1901 they were living in Glanville Terrace, Tanshelf, near Pontefract but subsequently moved to Beverley and according to the 1911 census, were living at 18 North Bar Without. By the time of his enlistment he was working for East Riding County Council at County Hall. In 1912-13 he was also a sergeant in the Beverley Church Lads’ Brigade.
Frederick joined the King’s Royal Rifle Corps as a rifleman. He served in the 8th Battalion, “C” Company (41st Brigade, 14th Division) in France and on 21 Mar 1918 he was taken prisoner in the St Quentin area. Fred was transported to Germany and was in the POW camp at Cassel where overcrowding and food shortages were an issue for British captives. He was released after the Armistice in Nov 1918. Fred was awarded the War and Victory Medal.
Fred spent the rest of his working life as a clerk at County Hall. In 1923 married Mary Bush in Hull, they had two children, Brian born 1926 and Betty born 1930. The family home was in Grayburn Lane. Fred died at the age of 89, in 1987.
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