William Brown Miller
Rank: Private
Service No: 44131
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, USA
Date of Death: 11-12/04/1917
Theatre of Death: F&F
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Memorial: Arras Memorial
Additional information: Son of the late James and Margaret Brown Miller. Born at Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
Rutherglen Lore information: Son of Mrs. Miller, 57 Main Street, Rutherglen.
Soldier’s effects information: Mother Margaret Miller.
1901 census information:
Address: 17 Mitchell Street, Rutherglen.
Mother: Margaret (44) housekeeper, born about 1857 in Rutherglen.
Brother: Hugh (19) ironmonger salesman, born about 1882 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Margaret (17) laundry ironer, born about 1884 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Annie (16) laundry packer, born about 1885 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Martha (16) laundry packer, born about 1885 in Rutherglen.
Self: William (8) born about 1893 in United States.
Sister: Grace (7) born about 1894 in United States.
1911 census information:
The family are living in Rutherglen. The family comprises Margaret 55, Martha B 26, William B 18 and Grace B 17
Newspaper transcript – Pte. W. B. Miller, Rutherglen. Mrs James Miller, 57 Main Street, Rutherglen, has received intimation that her son, Pte. Wm. Brown Miller, K.O.S.B., who was posted as missing on April 12, was killed on that date. He was 24 years of age, and prior to enlistment was employed in his mother’s fishmongery business in Main Street, Rutherglen.
Newspaper transcript – Miller. – In loving memory of William Brown Miller, presumed killed in action in France, 9th-12th April, 1917.
He sleeps beside his comrades
In a hallowed grave unknown,
But his name is written in letters of love
In the hearts he left at home.
– Inserted by his Mother and Sister, 57 Main Street, Rutherglen.
Also commemorated on the memorial at Stonelaw Parish Church, Rutherglen.