John Milliken
Rank: Private
Service No: 12708
Place of Birth: Belfast
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Theatre of Death: F&F
Age: 23
Regiment/Service: King’s Own Scottish Borderers (B Coy. 6th Bn.)
Memorial: Loos Memorial
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Milliken of 11 Hamilton Road, Rutherglen.
Rutherglen Lore information: Son of Thomas Milliken, 11 Hamilton Road, Rutherglen.
Soldier’s effects information: Mother Annie Milliken.
1901 census information:
Address: 8 Mitchell Street, Rutherglen.
Father: Thomas (45) coal miner, born about 1856 in Ireland.
Mother: Annie (40) born about 1861 in Ireland.
Brother: Samuel (18) steelworker, born about 1883 in Ireland.
Brother: James (16) chair worker, born about 1883 in Ireland.
Brother: Robert (14) working at steel works, born about 1887 in Ireland.
Brother: Thomas (11) born about 1890 in Ireland.
Sister: Jeanie (9) born about 1892 in Ireland.
Self: John (7) born about 1894 in Ireland.
Sister: Agnes (1) born about 1900 in Rutherglen.
Brother: David (5 weeks) born about 1901 in Rutherglen.
Uncle: James (32) coal miner, born about 1869 in Ireland.
Newspaper transcript – Mr Thomas Milliken, 11 Hamilton Road, Rutherglen, has received official information of the death of his son, Private John Milliken, 6th K.O.S.B., who was killed in action. He had been missing since the battle of Loos. He was 22 years of age.