William Miller | |
Fullname: | William Lee McAllister Miller |
Birth Date: | 1875 |
Birth Place: | Dumfries, Scotland |
Death Date: | 13 August 1915 (aged 40) |
Death Place: | , Aegean Sea |
Position: | Centre forward |
Clubs1: | Dumfries Hibernians |
Clubs2: | St Bernard's |
Years3: | 1903 |
Clubs3: | Grimsby Town |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 0 |
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.[1]
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 in the Aegean Sea. He was initially presumed dead and was later commemorated on the Helles Memorial.