2109 Pte John Edward Milner, 1/5th Bn East Lancashire Regiment.
Of Clifton Street, Burnley, Lancs, 18 year old Burnley territorial John had only served on the Gallipoli Peninsular for 19 days when he was killed (by a Turkish 6in Howitzer shell) on the morning (8am) of 29 May 1915 in the vicinity of Fir Tree Wood and Gully Ravine near ‘Y Beach'. John has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
29 May 1915
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
