Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
George Millar
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George Millar, image courtesy of Edinburgh University Roll of Honour
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: N/A
- Rank: Chaplain/Captain
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Forces Army Chaplain Department
- Unit/Ship:
- Place of Death: No7 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, France
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 26.08.1917
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: VII.A.27.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 19.05.1872
- Place of Birth: 85 Bucklemaker Wynd, Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation: Minister
- Mother:
Jessie Miller (nee Rennie)
- Father:
George Miller
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Agnes Hendry Downie, 70 Colinton Rd, Edinburgh
- Children:
More about George Millar
George was Dundee born. Born to parents George, a Cart Driver and Jessie, (nee Rennie) at 85 Bucklemaker Wynd, Dundee on 19th May 1872. His parents were married in Kinnettles in Angus in 1871 and from historical educational records via Edinburgh University matriculation records we can see his education in Dundee was at St Andrews Parish School in Dundee and he matriculated to the Arts Faculty of Edinburgh University for the 1890/ 1891 entry. The Edinburgh University Roll of Honour reveals he, having achieved the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, was ordained a Minister of the United Free Church, (Church of Scotland) in 1894.. The Roll also hints at his being a Captain with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Orkney. It is certainly the case that he was indeed in Ministry on Orkney at the time of his marriage as his address is given as Paterson Manse, Kirkwall
At the age of 34 yrs he married Agnes Hendrie Downie who was 25 yrs old in Lenzie United Free Church in Lenzie, in the Parish of Kirkintilloch on 14 March 1907. It seems he took his new bride Agnes to his parish in Kirkwall
We know very little of his wartime story apart from the very basics of his CWGC entry which state he died of sickness in France on 26 August 1917. However some facts can be gleaned from other, disparate, sources. We know that he was a Chaplain to the Forces at a grade of CF4 which carries the badge of rank and privileges of Captain but importantly without the disciplinary authority of such rank. Given that he was in Ministry on Orkney it seems that he was initially the Chaplain to the RGA unit on the island certainly until at least 1914
At what point he deployed to the Western Front is unclear, his Medal Index Card gives no date of entry to the Western Front supporting an assertion that it was likely 1916 or later. However we do know that he was a Chaplain to both No 13 General Hospital and No 7 Stationary Hospital in Boulogne in 1917 and it seems he was taken unwell and required urgent admission to 7 Stationary Hospital. It was in this hospital that he succumbed to a perforated Duodenal Ulcer on 26th August 1917.
Edinburgh University RoH entry
MILLAR, GEORGE
Nationality Scotland
First year of study 1890-91
Description Student of Divinity, 1890-4. Minister U.F. Church of Scotland. Chaplain, Orkney R.G.A. ; Captain 1914-17. Attached No. 13 General Hospital and No. 7 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, April to Aug. 1917. Died at Boulogne on 26th August 1917. PI. LVIII.
Faculty Divinity
Collection University of Edinburgh: Roll of Honour, WW1: See All Records | More Info
Date of birth 1872
Date of death 1917
Information researched and supplied by Jim Flood, additional images kindly supplied by Jim Flood. Grave marker image courtesy of Blueheaven Findagrave.com
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