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William Mills, a hand grenade designer from Sunderland, patented, developed and manufactured the "Mills bomb" at the Mills Munitions Factory in Birmingham, England, in 1915. [1] The Mills bomb was inspired by an earlier design by Belgian captain Leon Roland, who later engaged in a patent lawsuit. [2] Col.
William Mills was born on 26 April 1856 in Wear Street, Southwick, Sunderland.He was the son of David Mills, a shipbuilder, and his wife Sarah Ann Kirkaldy. [4] [5]The Sunderland historian James Watson Corder recorded that David Mills had an interest in the Sunderland-based Mills shipbuilding firm, however it was run by his brothers George and John.
A type of grenade called the 'flying impact thunder crash bomb' (飛擊震天雷) was developed in the late 16th century and first used in September 1, 1592 by the Joseon Dynasty during the Japanese invasions of Korea. [11] The grenade was 20 cm in diameter, weighed 10 kg, and had a cast iron shell. It contained iron pellets, and an adjustable ...
The British No. 69 was a hand grenade developed and used during the Second World War. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No. 36M "Mills bomb". This allowed the thrower to use a grenade even when there was little in the way of defensive cover.
William Cable (1848–1922) [5] was appointed foundry manager in 1872 then became a partner of E W Mills. The business operated under the name Mills & Cable. C M Luke and John Luke were on the foundry staff at this time. Wellington's first telephone — without an exchange — was installed by Mills in 1878 between his various business premises ...
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American forces often received either the Mills bomb or the French F1 grenade. [2] When it came time to make a grenade, American designers looked to the F1 grenade for inspiration. [citation needed] In 1917, the Mk 1 grenade was created. However, it became apparent that the Mk 1 grenade was quite difficult to use in the field.
The No. 68 grenade entered service with the British Army in November 1940. [1] However, it proved to be not much better than the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle and could not be improved as the size of the explosive charge was limited by the diameter of the discharger cup, [6] It was introduced into service with the Home Guard in February 1941 and was retained until the force stood-down in 1944.