MILLER, FREDERICK

Photograph with kind permission from the Uttoxeter Advertiser

 

 

Source

CWGC

SDGW

Uttoxeter Advertiser

Other

Parents

William and Elizabeth Miller

Yes

 

 

5

Where born

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire

 

Yes

 

5

When born

About 1898

 

 

 

3

Address

Main Street, Hinton St. Mary, Dorset

Yes

 

 

5

Formerly Reservoir House, Chard, Somerset

 

 

6e, 6g

5

71 Smithfield Road, Uttoxeter

 

 

6b

 

Smithfield Road, Uttoxeter

 

 

6a, 6b

 

Spouse

 

 

 

 

 

Children

 

 

 

 

 

Employment Before Joining up

Farmers and Cleveland Dairies, Uttoxeter

 

 

6b, 6c

5

Where enlisted

Uttoxeter

 

Yes

 

5

Regiment

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)

Yes

Yes

6b, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h

5

Unit

9th

Yes

 

6b, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h

 

9th Service Bn.

 

Yes

 

5

Rank

Private

Yes

Yes

6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h

5

Service Number

S/9480

Yes

Yes

 

5

Date of Death

11 February 1916

Yes

Yes

6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h

5

Age at time of death

18

Yes

 

6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6g, 6h

5

18 ½

 

 

6f

 

Where Killed or died

Loos

Yes

 

6d, 6e, 6f, 6g

5

France/Flanders

 

Yes

6b, 6f, 6g, 6h

 

How he died

Killed in Action

 

Yes

6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h

5

Location of Grave or Memorial

Loos Memorial – Panel 78 to 83

Yes

 

 

 

Uttoxeter Town War Memorial

 

 

 

5

Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frederick had five sisters – Bessie, Margaret, Agnes, Florence and Annie6d. He was the only son5, 6b, 6d, 6e, 6g.

Before the war he was employed by the Farmers' and Cleveland Dairies Company in Uttoxeter5, where his father worked until a few months before Frederick was killed6b.

He joined up on7th6b June 19155, 6a with the Royal Scots Regiment5 and he did all of his training in Scotland6b. He went to France in the autumn of 1915 6a and went in the trenches on 8th October5, 6b.

He was a year underage for overseas service when he died at Loos.

These notices were posted in the Uttoxeter Advertiser in February 1917 to mark the first anniversary of his death:

This first one was posted by his sister Bessie6d
This was posted by his parents, who were now living in Somerset6e
We do not know what the relationship was with the Richard Ball, who posted this notice6f

 

These notices were posted in the Uttoxeter Advertiser in February 1918 to mark the second anniversary of his death

This  was posted by his parents6g
This was posted by his sisters6h