Author Topic: Private Thomas A Millar KIA 19/04/1917  (Read 624 times)

Offline elinga

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 570
  • My mum and dad circa 1946
    • View Profile
Private Thomas A Millar KIA 19/04/1917
« on: Monday 30 November 20 13:36 GMT (UK) »
I remember my great uncle Thomas Arnott Millar , Private , Service No: 200973
with the Royal Scots Fusiliers "A" Coy. 1st/4th Bn.
he was born in Kilwinning but lived in Dreghorn Ayrshire Scotland !

he had previously reported missing in the local newspaper on 15 June 1917
then this was posted in the local newspaper on January 26th, 1918 !
"PRIVATE THOMAS MILLER, R.S.F. Flying Corps Section !
Mr John Miller, Greenwood, Dreghorn, has been informed that his son, Private Thomas Miller, R.S.F., who was posted missing on 19th Sept. last, is now presumed to have been killed. Deceased had been in Egypt for over two years, and had seen a great deal of hard fighting. Prior to enlisting he was employed as an apprentice engineer with Messrs Kenneth. Other two brothers are serving with the colours"
his  other 2 older brothers returned home , one of whom was my grand father !
RIP


Everyday is a school day !!!!

McCrory/McCrorie Orr and McCafferty , Northern Ireland
Orr, Adair, McCafferty,McCrorie and McCrory, Millar,Strachan, Lewis,Linn, Arnott, Scott,Kerr,McKinnon , Jeffrey or Jaffrey,Lambie, Findlay and Meechan Ayrshire Scotland.