11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
04/12/1894
Died:
16/08/1917 (Killed in Action)
Age:
22
Summary
John Milligan was the son of William and Jane Milligan. John was born in Tullyrusher, County Tyrone on 4th December 1894. His father died when he was 14. John worked as a clerk. He enlisted in Cookstown. During his time in the Army he had attained the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant John Milligan was serving with the 11th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action at the Battle of Langemarck on 16th August 1917.
The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is located 9 kilometres north east of Ieper town centre, on the Tynecotstraat, a road leading from the Zonnebeekseweg (N332). The names of those from United Kingdom units are inscribed on Panels arranged by Regiment under their respective Ranks. The names of those from New Zealand units are inscribed on panels within the New Zealand Memorial Apse located at the centre of the Memorial.
