Adam Miller (footballer, born 1883)

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]

Adam Miller
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 9.5 in (177 cm)[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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

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 back 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. "RecordSearch – National Archives of Australia". recordsearch.naa.gov.au. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. "Adam Miller". AIF Project. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. Society, The Coldstream and District Local History. "Private Adam Miller | War memorials | The Coldstream History Society". www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. "Adam Miller | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  8. "RecordSearch – National Archives of Australia". recordsearch.naa.gov.au. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. "RecordSearch – National Archives of Australia". recordsearch.naa.gov.au. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. Adam Miller on Lives of the First World War
  11. "RecordSearch – National Archives of Australia". recordsearch.naa.gov.au. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  12. "RecordSearch – National Archives of Australia". recordsearch.naa.gov.au. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  13. "Service records". www.recordsearch.naa.gov.au. Retrieved 1 March 2020.


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