Mill, William Guthrie
| Rank |
Private, 1st/ 7th Battalion. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders |
| Service Number |
S/13414 |
| Born |
about 1899 at North Queensferry |
| Parents |
William Guthrie Mill, master mariner and Elizabeth Mill, Seabank, North Queensferry. |
| Date of death |
25 March 1918 (Aged 19) |
| Grave |
Has no known grave |
| Other Memorials |
Inverkeithing Memorial.
Bay 9, Arras Memorial
Scottish National War Memorial (Edinburgh Castle.) |
Other Information
Census 1911 at Seabank, William G. Mill (12) born North Queensferry, son of James G. (81) retired master mariner born Arbirlot, Forfar and Elizabeth (49).
William enlisted in Dunfermline at an unknown date and served with the 1st/7th Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The battalion were part of 154th Brigade in the 51st Highland Division.
On the 21st March 1918 the German Army launched the huge offensive which became known as Operation Michael – named after the patron saint of Germany.
This offensive resulted in the Division suffering some 5,000 casualties, of which William was one.
He is commemorated on the Arras memorial.
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Census 1901, 1911.
National Archives. Medal Card. Soldiers Effects.
Scottish War Memorials Project.
Soldiers Died in Great War.
Alex Morris
Here dead we lie, Because we did not choose
To live and shame the land, From which we sprung.
Life, to be sure, Is nothing much to lose,
But young men think it is, And we were young.
[Here Dead We Lie, A.E. Housman]
When You Go Home,
Tell Them Of Us And Say,
For Your Tomorrow,
We gave our Today
[Kohima, attributed to John Maxwell Edmonds]
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
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