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Mills, Gerald Edgell, brother of Richard Oswald Mills (q.v.); b. Oct. 18, 1871; adm. Sept. 24, 1885 (G); left July 1890; Colonial Audit Branch, Exchequer and Audit Dept., 1890; Management and Administration Dept. Royal Courts of Justice 1895; chief clerk 1921; called to the bar at the Inner Temple Nov. 17, 1903; joined the R.N.V.R. Anti-Aircraft Corps as an A.B. Oct. 1914, was gazetted Sub-Lieut. June 3, 1915, and became Second in Command of the Corps March 1, 1918; demob. Feb. 8, 1919; mentioned in despatches; O.B.E. June 27, 1919; originated special barrage scheme which was used for the defence of London; edited the A.A.C. Journal, and was joint author of several legal works; a chief clerk in the Management and Administration Dept., Royal Courts of Justice; m. June 6, 1900, Ina Frances, daughter of Arthur Horatio Poyser, K.C., of Sydenham, Kent; d. July 12, 1952.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1883 to Election 1960, Volume 3, compiled by J.B. Whitmore, G.R.Y. Radcliffe and D.C. Simpson, Barnet, 1963