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Pte. Robert Miller
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Sgt. Robert William Miller
British Army 5th Battalion Essex Regiment
from:113 Kings Road, Halstead
(d.6th Jun 1915)
Pte. Rudolph A. Miller
US Army 11th Machine Gun Battalion
Trimmer. Russell Elsden Miller
Mercantile Marine HMS Q25
from:Jarrow
(d.30th March 1917)
Russell Elsden Miller, Trimmer 667142, served in the Mercantile Marine on HMS Q25 and died age 27 on the 30th March 1917. He is remembered at St. Marks Church and on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Russell was born in Hebburn 1891, son of James Russell and Emily Mary Ann Miller nee Elsdon. In the 1911 census the family is living at Jasmine Cottage, Walkerville with James Russell(44)boiler stoker in a hospital and his wife of 22 years Emily who had 7 children all of whom survived and are unmarried and living at this address. Russell(20) a coal putter in colliery, Thomas(18) an apprentice fitter - engine works, Emily(15) assisting at home, Phillip(13), Norah(11) and Nellie(7) are attending school. William is 11 months old.
Pte. S. F. Miller
British Army Royal Army Service Corps
from:Drumcondra, Dublin
Private Miller died on 13th November 1919. He was the son of J. A. Miller, of 6 Gracepark Gardens, Drumcondra.
He is buried in the north west part of the Glasnevin (St. Mobhis) Church of Ireland, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland.
L/Sjt. Stanley Bertram Miller
British Army 1st Battalion Cambridgeshire Regiment
(d.31st July 1917)
Lance Sergeant Stanley Miller, served with the 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment and he was killed on 31st of July 1917 near St. Julien, aged 27 years old. His remains were never found and his name is on the Menin Gate in Ypres. He was my Grandfather's brother.
I never had the chance to know my grandfather and my father was just two years old when he, Leonard Miller was wounded around 27th of September 1918 in the area of the Battle of the Hindenburg Line and particularly the Battle of the Canal du Nord, which is where it is thought he may have sustained his injuries, although it could also have been in the big attack on Ribecourt. He was transported to Abbeville at the mouth of the River Somme to the Australian Tented Hospital where sadly he succumbed to his injuries and died on 30th September 1918. He was 30 years old. He is buried in the Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension. He left behind his widow, Kate, and his small son, Reginald, as well as his mother Louisa Miller, and six sisters and three brothers.
Leonard and Stanley's father died in December 1917, and most likely the loss of Stanley was a factor in Harry Miller's death. My father took up researching his family and in particular his father in the 1960's with the help of his aunts and uncles, but this was before the records were published online, so much more difficult to find things out. I started researching myself around 2004 with the help of a computer and the huge and ever increasing amount of records to try to find out as much as possible about my grandfather and my great uncle. In 2009 my husband and I, together with friends, made the trip over to Abbeville to visit my grandfather's grave. It was a very moving experience for me to stand in front of his headstone and to know that this was my grandfather's last resting place. The cemetery is beautifully kept and he lies close to fields with a lovely view. I left a tribute there and came away very glad that I had visited his grave because I think that I am the only family member to do so. After that we travelled in a north easterly direction across France and into Belgium visiting many of the cemeteries on the way, including Thiepval and Tyne Cot, before arriving in Ypres to attend the wonderful nightly ceremony at the Menin Gate. We also visited the area near St. Quentin and saw the canal and tunnels. My grandfather's records were amongst all those which were destroyed in bombing in WW2, including his brother Stanley's records, so it is very hard to be totally sure of exact details. Both Leonard and Stanley are remembered in a Chapel within Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire. This Chapel contains a memorial to the Men of Cambridge who lost their lives in World War One and is in the form of a large book made of wood, where you turn the pages alphabetically to reveal the names in gold letters on the wooden pages. This is a very fitting memorial to all who lost their lives.
Sgt. Thomas Miller
British Army Highland Light Infantry
Sergeant Miller volunteered to help medical staff at Wittenberg POW Camp, where he was a prisoner, during the typhus epidemic outbreak (from January to late July 1915). Sgt. Miller did not succumb to the disease.
Rflmn. Thomas Miller
British Army 21st Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Loftus, North Yorkshire
Thomas Miller, my grandad, used to tell me about fixing cheese to the end of his bayonet and waiting for rats to nibble it and then firing his rifle. He never spoke about the horrors of it all, but mentioned how proud he felt when walking beside the tanks. Thomas joined on 31st January 1916 and was wounded in September 1916, losing his right eye. He was discharged on 4th May 1917.
Sea. Thomas James Miller
Royal Navy HMS Roxburgh
from:6 Ashfield Row, Llangadock, Carmarthanshire
Thomas Miller was born 14th March 1900 in Llangadock, Carmarthenshire, and was a coal ripper before joining the Royal Navy. He served on training ship HMS Vivid II, followed by service on HMS Roxburgh from May to November 1918 as a Stoker II Class, North Atlantic Convoy Escort. He was 5'6" tall, chest measuring 36". He served on HMS Roxburgh until demobilisation in March 1919. Thomas received a War Gratuity. He married in 1925 and returned to Llangadock, where he worked as a market garden foreman. He had no children and died in April 1987.
Pte. Walter Charles Miller
British Army South Lancashire Regiment
from:8, Charles Street, Blackpool
My grandfather was gassed twice during the war, received shrapnel wounds to both legs and his head. I have a photograph of him whilst at the West Ham Red Cross Hospital, Basingstoke. He did not receive a pension, but until his death in 1948 from lung cancer which we believe was related to the gassing. He was never fully fit, suffering from constant lung infections and femoral thromboses.
Born in Manchester, he was a highly intelligent man of uneducated Irish parentage who taught me to read before I went to school and continued to oversee my education, particularly in the spoken & written word, until his death. A life-long supporter of the Labour Party, he was an early member of the ILP and was elected to the Fabian Society.
William Miller
British Army 3rd Battalion, G Company. Manchester Regiment
My mother's beloved brother, William Miller served in WW1. I don't know a lot, except he was a charming man who returned from the war alive but badly affected. He had 2 children. My mother Edith Trapnell, cared for him until his death in the 1940's in Australia. William Miller 9408 3rd Battalion, G Company Manchester Regiment was my Uncle Billy and today I remember him with pride every ANZAC Day in Australia.
Pte. William N. Miller
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Dawdon
(d.1st July 1916)
William Miller is named on the Thiepval Memorial
Pte. William Miller
British Army 8th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
from:Chudleigh, Devon
(d.10th April 1917)
Rflmn. Edward William John Millest
British Army 12th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
(d.2nd April 1918)
Pte. George Henry Millett
British Army 12th Battalion Kings Liverpool Regiment
from:76 Sunnyside Street, Ordsall, Salford, Lancs.
(d.11th April 1916)
George Millett served with the 12th Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment. He earned the Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals
Cpl. William H. Millett
British Army 49th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:London
(d.29th Nov 1917)
2Lt. Reginald Isaac Millican
British Army 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:Colchester
(d.23rd March 1918)
Reginald Millican lies in Bedford House Cemetery in Belgium.
Pte. Charles M. Milligan
British Army 10th Btn. Cameronian Scottish Rifles
(d.3rd Jun 1917)
Pte. Charles MIlligan served with the Cameronians Scottish Rifles 10th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 3rd june1917 aged 20 and is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Neuville-St.Vaast, France.
John "Jock" Milligan
British Army Highland Light Infantry
from:Hillside Street, Atevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
My grandad, John Milligan, served with the Highland Light Infantry. He joined when he was only 16. He also wore the kilt we do have a photo of him which I will try and get a hold of. When he died my grandmother was supposed to have thrown a lot of his stuff out, sadly! My dad, told me he never talked much about his war days so sadly we don't know that much about his war years. I keep trying tiredly, to get something.
He enlisted at Dreghorn, Ayrshire supposedly in 1914-15. There is a story he was running over the trenches, and kept running, and fell a few times. One time his friend running alongside him, got injured and died, and he said after that he didn't make many friends after that, because it hurt too much, so when he ran he just kept going, didn't look sideways or back, just kept running. He came upon a small church which had been left in ruins, and found a small cross with Jesus on it. We still have that till this day, it sits in my dad's room, as he is in care now with dementia, but can still tell you it belonged to auld Jock who found it in a church in Belgium. If it's true, which we all believe is it must be over 100 years old. He lived till the ripe old age of 84, bless him! We are all so proud of him. I will continue to search and find out all I can about him.
Pte. John Donaldson Milligan
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Scots
from:Dreghorn, Ayrshire
(d.21st Sep 1918)
Pte. Robert John Milligan
British Army 2/3rd Btn Royal Irish Regiment
from:Pernau St. Belfast
Granda Robert Milligan was in a pub and heard the marching feet. It was the volunteers shouting "join us". This he did. He came home & told my Gran "I've tuk the king's shillun" she replied "go down the marra (to-morrow) & tell them you were drunk". He did that and was on the 1st shipment out!
Granda was a p.o.w. for most of the war. On his release the Germans stamped "kaput" on his papers. He had chronic TB & had a medical pension, till his death in 1922. Plus this my Gran had 3 more children-girl twins and a boy they all died in infancy riddled with TB. They had 2 pre-war children who survived. One was my mother the other my uncle, who went on to serve in WW2.
Cpl. Arthur James Millin
British Army Royal Horse Guards
from:Oxford
Arthur Millin served with The Blues from 1910 to 1921. Arthur then served with police force at Newport, Mon for 20 years and joined the retired police officers association (Brighton Branch). He lived on South Coast Road in Peace Haven
Pte. Arthur Victor Millington
British Army 16th (2nd Salford Pals) Battalion, B Coy, 7th Plt. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Salford
(d.1st July 1916)
Arthur Millington aged 22, Motor Mechanic, Bachelor living 8 Sutherland Place, Salford married Maria Williams aged 19, Cop Reeler, Spinster of the same address, on 18th of July 1914 at Stowell Memorial, Salford, Lancs. The Groom's Father was Arthur Millington, Iron Turner and the Bride's Father, Peter Williams, (deceased), Joiner. Their first child Stanley Millington was baptised on the 2nd of Dec 1914 at Stowell Memorial, Salford they were still living at 8 Sutherland Place, Salford and Arthur's occupation is recorded as Motor Mechanic.
Arthur served with 7th Platoon, B Coy, 16th (2nd Salford Pals) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers and was killed on the 1st of July 1916.
Pte. Herbert Millington
British Army 8th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
from:Birches Head
(d.18th Nov 1916)
Herbert Millington served with the 8th North Staffordshire Regiment.
Pte. J. Millington
British Army 9th Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
(d.11th November 1918)
Private Millington died on 11th November 1918 at 29 Casualty Clearing Station, Delsaux Farm. He is buried in Grave III.A.12 in Delsaux Farm Cemetery, Beugny.
Rfl. James Millington
British Army 2/8th (2nd P.O.Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:Nuneaton
(d.30th October 1917)
Rifleman 375312 James Millington, 2nd/8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) was killed in action in Belgium on the 30th October 1917, aged 41. He is Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. he was the son of Joseph and Harriet Millington, Husband of Minnie Maria Millington [nee Wilson] who he had married on the 16th of September 1901 at Hartshill. James was born 19th Sep 1876 and Baptised 11th Oct 1876 at Nuneaton. In 1901 he lived at 61 Bothill Street, Nuneaton, employed as a Postman and on the 1911 census is listed as living at 50 Poolbank Street, Nuneaton, employed as a Postman, he was appointed to the British Postal Service on 13th June 1895.
Cpl. John Arthur Millington
British Army 9th Btn Welsh Regiment
from:Rossett, North Wales
John Millington was captured on the 30th of May 1918 at Poilley during the Battle of the Aisne
Pte. Winston Churchill Millington DCM.
British Army British West Indies Regiment
from:Trinidad
Winston Millington was born in Barbados in 1893, he moved to Trinidad with his father, who was a teacher in 1897. In 1911 Winston started working at a secondary school in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad. He was one of the first to volunteer for B Company in Trinidad, which along with soldiers from Guyana, Trinidad, St Vincent, St Lucia, Barbados, Jamaica, the Bahamas and British Honduras would form the British West Indies Regiment. In December 1916 they sailed from England to Alexandria, in Egypt, on their way to fight in the Palestine Campaign. When the Turks attacked, the rest of his gun crew were killed by enemy fire, but Winston continued to fire his gun for several minutes. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his gallantry and coolness in action.
L/Cpl. Archibald Millman
British Army 1st Garrison Btn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
from:Cotham, Avon
(d.25th October 1918)
Lance Corporal Millman was the son of George James and Emma Millman, of 71 Springfield Rd., Cotham, Avon.
He was 23 when he died and is buried in the middle of the Ramandrug Cemetery in India.
Pte. Arthur Millman
British Army Worcestershire Regiment
from:Kidderminster
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