Wayne Kevin Mills CGC is a former

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

soldier. He was the first gazetted recipient of the

Conspicuous Gallantry Cross The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) is a second level military decoration of the British Armed Forces. Created in 1993 and first awarded in 1995, it was instituted after a review of the British honours system to remove distinctions of rank in ...

for his actions during active operations in Bosnia in 1994. While serving with the 1st Battalion The

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service in

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on 29 April 1994, a patrol led by Corporal Mills came under heavy small-arms fire from a group of Bosnian Serbs. The patrol returned fire, killing two of the attackers. The patrol moved away back towards their base and soon reached an open clearing, where it was obvious they would be highly vulnerable to fire from the attackers. Mills then performed his feat of bravery. Turning around, back into the wood, he engaged the attacking group, delaying them long enough to allow the rest of his patrol to cross the clearing. Mills shot the leader of the group, causing the rest to scatter. He returned to his patrol safely.

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London gazette

History of the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Wayne Duke of Wellington's Regiment soldiers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross NATO personnel in the Bosnian War