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Military service
Service number:
427894
Age:
30
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
13th Battalion
Birth:
December 25, 1885
Iroquois, Ontario
Enlistment:
June 13, 1915
Arcola, Saskatchewan
Death:
September 4, 1916
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Additional information
Son of John and Mary Miller of Cobalt, Ontario; husband of Mary Miller, of Brockville, Ontario.
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Gananoque Remembers
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P> -
Memorial
Pte. Wilson Miller's name appears on the Gananoque Ontario War Memorial. -
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Memorial Page
Wilson Miller is honoured on page 41 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005.<P> He enlisted 14 July 1915 at age 29 and was assigned to the 44th Battalion (Manitoba) but later was transferred to the 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada). He arrived in France in June 1916 and soon found himself at the Somme. On 3 September the Australians made their final attack at the Somme assisted by about 400 men from the 13th Canadian Battalion. Their objective was a small farm on Pozieres Ridge. Although they failed to capture it, they seized 300 metres of German trenches but then were subjected to an intense artillery barrage which killed or wounded 322 Canadians, an incredibly high casualty rate. Among the dead was Private Wilson Miller, age 30, who was killed 4 September. -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Private Wilson Miller
Digital gallery of
Private Wilson Miller
Digital gallery of
Private Wilson Miller
Digital gallery of
Private Wilson Miller
Digital gallery of
Private Wilson Miller
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 135 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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