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- millyb
- People in story:听
- William Jack Millard
- Location of story:听
- North West Europe
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A2642474
- Contributed on:听
- 17 May 2004
Jack enlisted at Birmingham at the age of 19,his service number was 5113010.He was posted to France on the 18.08.1940,and evacuated from Dunkirk on the 30.05.1940.Jack returned to france on D Day, being promoted to acting Corporal on the 17.07.1944.He was killed outside the village of Emieville on the 20.07.1944 .Untill this year i did not now how he died untill i read a book bye Marcus Cunliffe at the museum,in Warwick.I quote: There were several gallant acts during this period.The next day,for example,B company were losing men to a german machine- gunner firing from close range from Emieville,the village just beyond Cuillerville wood.Corporal W.J.Millard crawled toward the enemy Spandau with his Bren gun, then got up and rushed it,firing from the hip. He killed two of the enemy,only to be mortally wounded himself.:The next day the Germans had left Emieville unoccupied.Jack is buried with his mates either side of him, at Ranville cemetary. Just outside Caen not far from were he fell
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