| John Milligan was the youngest son of William and Jane Milligan. William Milligan and Jane Richardson were born on 27th December 1882 in the district of Dungannon.
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| John R Milligan was born in Tullyrusher, Newmills, County Tyrone on 4th December 1894. He was the second youngest of at least nine children.
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| The 1901 census lists John R Milligan as age 6 living with the family at house 8 in Blacktown, Tullyniskane, County Tyrone. William Milligan was a farmer.
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| William Mulligan died on 13th July 1910, aged 73.
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| The 1911 census lists John R Milligan as age 16 living with the family at house 7 in Blacktown, Tullyniskane, County Tyrone. John was working as a clerk. His mother was a widow.
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| Known family: William Milligan, Jane Milligan, Jane Milligan (born 18th March 1884), James Milligan (born 4th May 1885), Joseph Milligan (born 20th January 1887), William Milligan (born 1st April 1888), Charles N P Milligan (born 16th September 1889), Hugh Milligan (born 5th February 1891), Elizabeth Milligan (born 17th January 1893), John R Milligan (born 4th December 1894), Mary Milligan (born 20th June 1898).
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| John Milligan enlisted in Cookstown with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
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| During his time in the Army he had attained the rank of Sergeant.
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| 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 Thursday 16th August 1917.
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| Six officers, including the Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Audley Pratt D.S.O., along with 91 other ranks, were also killed on that day.
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| From the Tyrone Courier and News dated Thursday 6 September 1917:
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| Sergeant John Milligan, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, killed in action, was a son of the late Mr William Milligan, Blacktown, Newmills, Dungannon, a well known Orangeman in the Stewartstown district.
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| Sergeant John Milligan has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium.
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| Sergeant Milligan is also commemorated on Dungannon War Memorial and on the WW1 Roll of Honour in Newmills Parish Church.
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