Walter Mills VC (21 July 1894 – 11 December 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Mills was 23 years old and a private in C Company, near Givenchy, France.
Mills was buried at Gorre British & Indian Cemetery, Nr Bethune, Pas-De-Calais, France.
His VC Medal was buried with his daughter Ellen, who died in 1934. On 11 December 2017 a commemorative plaque was laid at Oldham parish church in memory of Walter Mills.
thumb|left|Stone laid in memory of Walter Mills on the anniversary of him receiving the Victoria cross.