Adam Miller (1883 – 21 December 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian and Raith Rovers as a centre forward.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Eyemouth, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 December 1917 (aged 34)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Messines, Belgium | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Coldstream | |||
| Eyemouth | |||
| 1905 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 1905–1906 | Hibernian | 2 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Miller was educated at Eyemouth Public School.[4] Prior to emigrating to Brisbane, Australia in 1912,[5][6] he worked as a tailor and served in the Royal Garrison Artillery.[7][8] In December 1914, four months after the outbreak of the First World War,[9] he attested as a private in the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment in Ayr.[7][10] On 8 April 1915, Miller departed for the fighting from Brisbane on the HMAT Star of England and saw action at Gallipoli and on the Western Front.[6] He was promoted to lance corporal in August 1916, but immediately reverted to private upon his own request.[7][11]
During the course of his service, Miller suffered from several bouts of dysentery and was twice disciplined for going AWOL,[12] for which he received field punishments no. 1 and 2 respectively.[11][13] In May 1917, Miller was recommended for the Military Medal after showing "gallant conduct and devotion to duty under fire as [a] stretcher-bearer" during the Second Battle of Bullecourt, but he did not receive the award.[4] On 21 December 1917, Miller was "killed carrying rations at Fanny's Dump, corner of Fanny's Street", in the vicinity of Messines.[4][6] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[1]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 1905–06[3] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Raith Rovers | 1906–07[3] | Scottish Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "RecordSearch". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c "Adam Miller". AIF Project. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Private Adam Miller | War memorials". The Coldstream History Society. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Adam Miller | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "RecordSearch". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RecordSearch". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Adam Miller on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "RecordSearch". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RecordSearch". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Service records". www.recordsearch.naa.gov.au. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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