Jack Millie was one of the radio amateurs recruited as part of the "Bachelors Hall gang". His wireless callsign was GM8MQ, later GW8MQ.
He was posted to Carmarthen shortly after Bill Bartholomew had set up the network there. Bill had made sure they were based right in the middle of the housing quarters of the ATS women. It is said he "charmed" the Vicar's daughter, Mair Evans, into marrying him.
After his time in Auxiliary Units he served in North West Europe.
His service record is here. It records he was 5 foot 3 inches tall with brown hair, hazel eyes and a fresh complexion.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramley, Ardal 19 | Area Signals Section | Jun 1942 | 1943 |
| Bramley, Area 19 | Area Signals Section | Jun 1942 | 1943 |
| Bachelor's Hall Instation | Royal Signals Support | Feb 1941 | May 1942 |
| Kent Network, Area 13 | Area Signals Section | 1943 | Aug 1944 |
| Sevenoaks Control | Operator | 1943 | 1943 |
Baker. Later Radio Engineer
Sep 1939 - May 1940 Signalman with 51st Highland Division Signals, Lance Corporal by Nov 1939.
Jun 1940 - Feb 1941 37th Independent Infantry Brigade Signals.
Feb 1941 - Aug 1944 Auxiliary Units (Special Duties).
He was initially stationed at Bachelor's Hall as part of the design and development team.
In late 1942 in a motorcycle accident he broke a couple of fingers while in Wales.
After Wales he moved to run the Area Royal Signals section in Kent.
Sep 1944 - Nov 1945 16th T.M. Section 21 Army Group
Nov 1945 Demobbed.
Born in Fife, Scotland, Jack courted and married the Vicar's daughter Mair Evans in 1944 in Carmarthen. They lived in Carmarthen after the war when Jack worked as a radio engineer on Little Water Street.
In 1950 he made the papers as he made his own TV set and was the first in Carmarthen to own a TV licence. The signal coming from Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham, 125 miles away.
RSGB Bulletin Dec 1939, Mar 1941, Dec 1942
Roy Russell and Bill Bartholomew via Brian Drury
Churchill's Underground Army by John Warwicker
WW2 Medal Card
Service Record