Tags: Motorcycle Rider, Motorsport Racer, Speedway Rider.
Horace Burke (born 1913) better known under the alias Paddy Mills was a motorcycle speedway rider whose career spanned World War II.Born Horace Burke in Leicester in 1913 he adopted the name Paddy Mills and began his career at Leicester in 1937 riding for the Hounds in the Provincial League. In 1938 he joined Sheffield spending a season there before joining the Royal Air Force. He served in the RAF for six years and was awarded the British Empire Medal.