Corporal Charles Henry Millington
26th Div. Train, Army Service Corps (ASC)
Died in Military Service
Date of Birth: 6 July 1890
Place of Birth: Teignmouth, Devon
Date of Death: 14 September 1916 in Salonica, Greece aged 26
Buried: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece.
Remembered on Seafront Memorial, and St. James' Church Memorial Window, Teignmouth.
Awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Corporal Charles Henry Millington age 26.
Born in Teignmouth, Devon on 6 July 1890, he was baptised at St. James' Church on 27 August 1890.
Charles was the son of Charles Henry Millington, a sawyer, and Mary Ann (nee Tickell). In 1891 and 1901 the family were living at 4 Commercial Road ,Teignmouth.
By 1911 Charles was living in South Wales his occupation was a Coal Miner.
Army Service Corps
Cap Badge
After war was declared he enlisted at Bridgend with the Army Service Corps, service number T1/5069, this indicates that he was in the horse drawn transport, part of the 26th Divisional Train. Charles arrived in Salonika in 1915; he died of malaria on 14 September 1916 in the Balkan Theatre.
Charles was buried at the Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece.
Remembered on Seafront Memorial, and St. James' Church Memorial Window, Teignmouth.
Inscription on grave – “One of the truest, One of the Best, God Grant unto Him Eternal Rest”
The Salonika Front (the Macedonian Front), was an area where conflict took place in the first World War, as the Allied Powers attempted to aid Serbia against attack from the combined forces of Bulgaria, Germany and Austria-Hungary.
"Tiny", a small donkey found dying by the roadside by 26th Divisional Train. Aeriel Varges, 1915, © IWM (Q 31579)
"Tiny" was a small donkey found dying by the roadside by 26th Divisional Train (Army Service Corps) in Salonika. The men took care of it and made it their mascot. "Tiny" walked into all the tents including the officers' mess, and helped himself to any food lying about. He drank from a cup, and was known to take 9 mugs of tea in succession.
