T. Mills
Private T. Mills was a soldier serving with the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot when the Regiment was posted to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1860 and 1863, shortly after the Xhosa cattle-killing movement and famine (1857-1858). At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.
Biography
Private T. Mills acted in one production during his stay at the Eastern Frontier.
Contribution to SA theatre
November 26, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band's production of I. Pocock's famous “melo-drama” The Miller and His Men. (Golotz, a robber).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 272.)
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