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Spr. Robert Millar
British Army Royal Engineers
from:Bowhill, Cardenden, Fife, Scotland
My great-uncle Bob Millar served as a Sapper during WWI. He was born in Newbattle Edinburgh on 7th Aug 1886 and died on the 27th Jan 1975 in Bowhill, Fife. He never married and had no offspring. I have his war medals. I knew him very well but he never talked about being in the war. His brothers were also Sappers but as they had children and many descendants they will be remembered. He was very tall at least 6'4" so how he tunnelled under enemy lines to plant bombs is astounding. He worked as a miner all his life. I only have a couple of photos of him sadly and none in uniform. But I do have his medals which are in a shadow box along with my dad's WWII medals.
Pte. Robert Millar
British Army 1st Btn. Cameron Highlanders
from:Peebles
(d.26th Mar 1915)
Robert Millar served with the 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders during WW1 and died on the 26th March 1915, aged 21. He is buried in Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany. He was the son of Robert and Mary Millar, of 12, Waterside, Peebles.
Pte. Robert Millar
British Army 1st btn. Cameron Highlanders
from:Peebles
(d.26th March 1915)
Robert Millar died on the 26th of March 1915, aged 21. Buried in the Niederzwehren Cemetery in Germany, he was the son of Robert and Mary Millar, of 12, Waterside, Peebles.
L/Cpl. S. Millar
British Army 11th Btn., C Coy. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.1st July 1916)
L/Cpl Millar died of wounds on 1st July 1916. He is buried in Forceville Communal Cemetery Extn. Plot 2, Row A, Grave 9.
He was the son of Alexander and Mary Millar, 52 Larne Street, Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
CSM. William Millar MC.
British Army 5th Btn. A Coy. Seaforth Highlanders
My Great Grandfather was C.S.M William Millar MC and this is one of the photos found amoungst his memorabilia.
Pte. William James Millar
British Army 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Hanna Street, Belfast
(d.20th Aug 1916)
Pte. Charles Arthur Millard
British Army 23rd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Waddesdon, Bucks
(d.29th Jul 1918)
Charles Millard is among those listed on Waddesdon War Memorial. I am trying to write an account of each person named, so for those interested, they will cease to be just a list of names to be read out each Remembrance Day. CWGC records show him to have been attached to 123rd Trench Mortar Battery at the time of his death. I assume that as this is officially noted, his attachment was not just to haul supplies on a few nights. I wondered if someone can advise me whether 123rd T M B War Diaries or other records exist for July 1918? Also any other advice will be gratefully received.
Sgt. Fred Millard
British Army 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment
Fred Millard was discharged on the 6th of March 1916, time expired
Pte George Millard
Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S.Invincible
from:1, Chelsey Place, off Moores Square, Landport, Portsmouth.
(d.31st May 1916)
Pte. John Herbert Millard
British Army 4th Btn. Rifle Brigade
John Millard was taken prisoner in Salonica, ib April 1918, but after his release he lived to see his 100th birthday in October 1983.
Col. Reginald Jeffery Millard
Australian Army Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance
from:Australia
Reginald Jeffery Millard was a medical practitioner from Sydney who served with the Australian Army Medical Corps from 1914 to 1919. Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, Millard was the Medical Superintendent at the Coast Hospital (later Prince Henry Hospital) in Little Bay, Sydney. He enlisted with the Medical Corps on 28 August 1914 as a major and was assigned to the 1st Field Ambulance. Millard departed Australia aboard HMAT Euripides on 20 October 1914..
Millard witnessed the landing at Gallipoli from a hospital ship offshore, expressing his dismay at the failure of the attack and fearing for the lives of new soldiers to be sent ashore. In July 1915, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and in early 1916 became Assistant Director of Medical Services at the Australian Imperial Force Headquarters (AIF) in Egypt, though quickly moved to the same position at the AIF Headquarters in London, because of his experience. There, he worked with the Director of Medical Services, Major General Neville Howse VC, to coordinate the delivery of medical services to the entire AIF.
In January 1917, now a colonel, Millard proceeded to France to command the No. 1 Australian General Hospital at Rouen and in June of the same year received the Order of St. Michael and St. George for his "valuable services in connection with the war". At the end of 1917, Colonel Millard was forced to return to Australia on personal leave, returning to service in England in mid-1918. His involvement in the war would only last another year, as he returned to Australia in October 1919. In June of that year Colonel Reginald Millard was awarded a Commander of the British Empire for his services during the war.
Pte. David Millbank
British Army 15th Battalion Hampshire Regiment
from:Milborne Port, Somerset
(d.20th September 1917)
L/Cpl. Thomas Albert Noel Milledge
British Army 6th Btn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
from:Gravesend, Kent
(d.3rd May 1917)
Thomas Milledge was in the Royal West Kent Regiment and was shot in the neck in 1914. He was sent to a hospital in Carmarthen, Wales and, when he recovered he went back to his unit. He was posted missing presumed dead on 3rd May 1917. No body has ever been found, so he has no grave, just his name on the Arras Memorial. He was just 21 years old.
Pte. Arthur Millen
British Army 22nd Btn. London Regiment
from:Bermondsey
(d.8th Jul 1915)
My great uncle was Arthur Millen, born in Rainham in 1896. He moved to London in 1905 and lived in Dennets Road, New Cross. Arthur enlisted in the 22nd London Regiment in 1914 and was in training in St. Albans when the war broke out. Prior to leaving for France, Arthur married Ethell Newland from Bermondsey who was carrying the child he would never see. He arrived in Le Havre in March 1915.
Arthur was killed on the 8th July 1915, aged 19 According to the War Diarys Arthur was laying a communication trench when he was killed. He is buried in Fosse 7 War Cemetery in Mazengarbe. We visited his grave in 2011 to pay our respects. As we approach the anniversary of the great war we should reflect on the sacrifice Arthur and the millions of others who layed down there lives for this country.
Cpl. William Granthan Millen
British Army 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
from:Croydon
(d.9th Apr 1917)
William Granthan Millen was one of my great uncles. A brother of my father's mother. Born in 1886, he was the son of George and Ellen Millen of 62, Oakfield Road, Croydon. He was educated at Oxford County School after which he became a journalist finally becoming editor of the Weekly Journal until enlisting with the Wiltshires in 1914. During his time with the Wiltshires he served in Galipoli and then in France.
The regimental diary for the action of the 9th April tells us that - "At 11.38am the 21st Brigade attacked with the 2nd Wltshire Regiment on their right and the 18th Kings (Liverpool) Regiment on the left with the 19th Manchester Regiment in support. - The distance between the Battalion and their objective (the Hindenburg Line) varied between 2000 and 2500 yards. - Considerable hostile shelling was experienced throughout the advance which became more intense as it proceeded. To reach the objective, 2 sunken roads had to be crossed where heavy machine gun fire was encountered. - The advance continued right up to the enemy wire by which time the ranks were consideraby depleted. It was found that though damaged the wire was not cut sufficiently for the troops to enter the enemy trenches. - Shelter was sought in available shell holes but finally the troops had to fall back to the sunken road running from Neuville Vitasse to St Martin sur Coseul where they dug in."
Total casualties for the action included the deaths of 2 Captains, 12 Subalterns and 328 Other Ranks, Great Uncle William being amongst them. His grave can be found in the Neuville-Vitasse Road War Cemetery to the south east of Arras.
Pte. A. S. H. Miller
British Army 5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
I have come across a pen sketch of A.S.H. Miller along with some notes about him. The sketch was apparently done at Mt. St. Eloi in 1918. The notes say 5th Northumberland Fusiliers but also mention a Black Watch cap badge.
Pte Adam Roy Miller
U.S. Army 321 Field Artillery
from:Clarion, PA
(d.1918)
This was my grandmother's brother who was in killed in action in WW1.
Pte. Albert Miller
British Army 9th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Salford, Lancashire
(d.1st Nov 1918)
Albert Miller was husband to Lucy Adela Miller and father to four young children. He was killed in action.
Pte. Alexander Miller
British Army 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Ardenlea Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow
(d.1st January 1916)
Alexander Miller was the son of Alexander and Jessie Donaldson Miller of 4 Ardenlea Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow and was my great uncle. He served with the 12th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry and died of wounds on 1st January 1916. Alexander is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. ‘There is a link death cannot sever, love and memory last forever.’
Alfred Henry "Pops" Miller
British Army Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Actontown, London
Alfred Henry Miller was born 1883 in London, England. He and his wife, Beatrice Anne Woods, immigrated to New Westminster, British Columbia with their young children in the 1920's. After immigrating to Canada, Alfred worked for the CN Railway.
Alf or 'Pops" as all his grandchildren called him, was a slight man of 5 foot 2 inches, and he fought in 12 battles in the Great War. He was wounded by gunfire in the leg and hip, recovered and returned to battle. He lost a finger during battle. Pops was a happy gentleman, especially when he was surrounded by his loving children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He often sang us sweet Cockney songs like 'Apples and Pears, up the Stairs" and "up came the nurse with a red hot poultice....".
Alfred is remembered by his surviving grandchildren in British Columbia.
Pte. Arthur Miller
British Army Manchester Regiment
from:Manchester
(d.4th Aug 1916)
Arthur Miller was a 40-year-old Yorkshireman from Otley in the West Riding, father of six children, the youngest 2 years old. His work had taken him to Manchester where he answered the call to arms, enlisting in the Manchester Pals. On 4th August 1916, he was reported 'missing, presumed killed'. No known grave but his name is recorded on the memorial at Thiepval, as well as in Otley parish church.
Pte. Arthur J. Miller
British Army Suffolk Regiment
Arthur Miller survived the war. No other information at present.
Sgt. Benjamin Robertson Miller
British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Dundee
(d.23rd Oct 1916)
Born Benjamin Robertson in Dundee, Scotland in 1882, son of John Robertson and Lizzie Robertson (nee Miller). Seems to have changed his name to his mother's maiden name, Miller, when he enlisted in the Middlsex Regiment in 1903 in London. At the time of his attestation into the 1st Battalion, he annotated in his 'small book' that his mother and father were both dead, and that his only relative was his cousin, Miss B. Goldie of 63 Park Road, Regents Park, London.
Benjamin served as a regular soldier in the East Indies and in Malta. After serving as a Sergeant Instructor at the Infantry Training Centre, The Bullring, at Etaples, France, he was sent to the 2nd Battalion on the Somme, arriving as a Platoon Sergeant with C Company on 10th October 1916. He was killed in Spectrum Trench, near Trones Wood, on 23rd October 1916, and is listed on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 12D & 13B.
Benjamin was engaged to Rose Staples, of Southampton, and she later married and was my grandmother. I have in my possession his last letter to Rose, and his army paybook and WW1 Medals. I am trying to find any of Benjamin's family/relatives, as on the 1891 Scotland Census there appears to have been four brothers and a sister living with him in his father's household.
L/Cpl. Bertie Miller
British Army 2nd/5th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
from:Scalford, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
(d.2nd Oct 1917)
Lance Corporal Miller was the eldest son of John and Emma Miller of Debdale Farm. Whilst engaged in fighting at Hill 37 near Ypres he was severely wounded and taken to No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Remy Sidings, Poperinghe. This was where Bertie Miller died aged 19 from gunshot wounds to the head. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Pte. Charles Fitzhardinge Miller
British Army 12th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Frankton, Warwickshire
(d.18th August 1916)
Lsgt. Cuthbert Miller
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Blaydon
Cuthbert Miller suffered Shellshock in 1916
Pte. Edward Miller
British Army 8th Battalion South Lancashire
from:Birkenhead, Wirral
(d.10th July 1916)
Sgt. Edward Miller
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Beer, Devon
(d.6th Nov 1917)
Farrier Sergeant Edward Miller is buried in Beer Churchyard in Devon
Edwin John Miller
British Army Middlesex Regt
from:Hove, Sussex
(d.Nov 1917)
Rfmn. Eli Miller
British Army 7th (Service) Btn. King Royal Rifle Corps
from:Sherlock St. Birmingham
(d.6th Jul 1915)
Eli Miller, a tailor from Birmingham signed up for service with the Army and was sent to Winchester to begin training and was eventually taken on strength of the 7th (Service) Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He embarked for France on 19th May 1915 travelling by train through France into Belgium where his Battalion took up positions in the Ypres salient.
He is listed as having died on 6th July 1915 whilst the Bataliotn was manning front line trenches opposite Bellewaarde Farm to the East of Railway Wood and is Commemorated at Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.
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