Graham Mills Explained

Graham Mills
Birth Date:23 June 1917
Death Date:1 January 1992 (aged 74)
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Serviceyears:1936−1970
Rank:Major-General
Unit:Royal Berkshire Regiment
Servicenumber:69270
Commands:17th Battalion, Parachute Regiment
128th Infantry Brigade
West Midlands District
Battles:Second World War
Aden Emergency
Awards:Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General William Graham Stead Mills, (23 June 1917 – 1 January 1992) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Merchiston Castle School, Mills was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 10 October 1936. He served in India and Burma during the Second World War.[1] He became commanding officer of the 17th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (TA) at Gateshead in 1958, Commander of 128th Infantry Brigade in March 1963 and Brigadier on the general staff at Headquarters, Arabian Peninsula in 1965 during the Aden Emergency.[1] He went on to be General Officer Commanding (GOC) West Midlands District in April 1968 before retiring in October 1970.[2]

In retirement he was warden at the Le Court Cheshire Home near Liss in Hampshire.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major-General William Graham Stead Mills CBE. Paradata. 8 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Army Commands. 7 June 2020.