William Miller (footballer, born 1875)

William Miller
Personal information
Full name William Lee McAllister Miller[1]
Date of birth 1875
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Date of death 13 August 1915 (aged 40)[1]
Place of death HMT Royal Edward, Aegean Sea[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dumfries Hibernians
St Bernard's
1903 Grimsby Town 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Lee McAllister Miller (1875 – 13 August 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town as a centre forward.[3][4]

Personal life

Miller worked as a picture framer in Dumfries.[2] Miller served as a corporal in the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the First World War and on 13 August 1915 was on board the troopship HMT Royal Edward when it was torpedoed by SM UB-14 in the Aegean Sea.[1][2] He was initially presumed dead and was later commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ex-Grimsby Town player missing in action". The history of Liverpool Football Club. 31 August 1915. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ^ William Miller on Lives of the First World War
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 204. ISBN 978-1905891610.
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