William Miller (footballer, born 1875)
| 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 | Aegean Sea[2] | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Dumfries Hibernians | |||
| St Bernard's | |||
| 1903 | Grimsby Town | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
William Lee McAllister Miller (1875–13 August 1915)[3] was a Scottish professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town.[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 UB-14 in the Aegean Sea.[2][1] He was initially presumed dead and later commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- 1 2 3 "Ex-Grimsby Town player missing in action". The history of Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 204. ISBN 190589161X.
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