Pvt. Thomas Henry MILWARD b. 19 Oct 1902 Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 8 Aug 1943 Nieke PoW Camp 206km, Thailand: Our Family History

1902 - 1943 (40 years)

Name Thomas Henry MILWARD

Title Pvt.

Relationship with Ronald MILLWARD

Birth 19 Oct 1902 Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Christening 31 Jul 1903 St. Peter's Church, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

St. Peter's Church
Belper, Derbyshire

Gender Male

Census 1911 Farnah Green, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living	Occupation	Comments
Image														Transcript
1	240	John	Dale	Head	1833	Ashby de la Zouch	78	Male	Married				Formerly General Labourer
2	240	Maria	Dale	Wife	1838	Hulland Ward	73	Female	Married	37	5	2
3	240	Arthur	Milward	Son-in-Law	1877	Belper	34	Male	Married				Pedlar
4	240	Alice	Milward	Daughter	1878	Belper	33	Female	Married	10	2	1
5	240	Thomas	Milward	Grandson	1903	Belper	8	Male

PRO Class: RG14 Piece: 20946 RD: 436 SD: 1 ED: 3 SN: 240 Enumerated: 1911 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=zsvk_5964
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Census 1921 Laund Nook, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	171	Arthur	Milward	Head	1877	Milford	44	Male	Married	Small Ware Hawker
2	171	Alice	Milward	Wife	1877	Belper	44	Female	Married
3	171	Thomas Henry	Milward	Son	1902	Belper	19	Female	Single	Mill Work
4	171	Mary Elizabeth	Milward	Daughter	1912	Belper	9	Male	Both Alive	School

PRO Class: Rg15 Piece: 16348 RD: 436 SD: 3 ED: 5 Enumerated: 19 Jun 1921 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=6czd_5967
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DeathCause Avitaminosis & Ulcer

Military Service ID: 4965865 - 1/5th Battalion - Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Military Service 15 Sep 1942 Singapore

Captured at the fall of Singapore and transferred to Thailand to work on the railway as a Prisoner of War

Death 8 Aug 1943 Nieke PoW Camp 206km, Thailand

Probate 28 Jan 1947

Probate Register - 1947
K.L.M. - Page 782 & 783

Burial Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Thomas MILWARD (Grandfather)

Rebecca SMITH, b. 1729, Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

d. Nov 1815, Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 86 years) (3 x Great Grandmother)

Person ID I64501 Rolfe Family Tree | Military Service

Last Modified 12 Aug 2026

Father	Arthur MILWARD, b. 1877, Milford, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 1937, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 60 years)
Mother	Alice DALE, b. 7 Jun 1878, Hazelwood, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
Marriage	11 May 1901	St. John the Evangelist Church, Hazelwood, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1901 Apr-Jun) St. John the Evangelist Church, Hazelwood
		St. John the Evangelist Church Hazelwood, Amber Valley, Derbyshire
Family ID	F23460	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 19 Oct 1902 - Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 31 Jul 1903 - St. Peter's Church, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1911 - Farnah Green, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1921 - Laund Nook, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Military Service - Captured at the fall of Singapore and transferred to Thailand to work on the railway as a Prisoner of War - 15 Sep 1942 - Singapore
	Death - 8 Aug 1943 - Nieke PoW Camp 206km, Thailand
	Burial - - Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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