William Vincent Miller - St Anne - Ellerker, East Riding of Yorkshire - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Memorial plaque to Private William Vincent Miller, killed in action 1916, in the chancel of St Anne's church, Ellerker.

The plaque reads -
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PTE. WILLIAM VINCENT MILLER,
10th EAST YORKS REGt
FOR SOMETIME ORGANIST OF THIS CHURCH
WHO FELL IN ACTION IN FRANCE, JUNE 4th 1916
AGED 24 YEARS
HE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
"PEACE, PERFECT PEACE"

"William Vincent Miller • 1892 – 1916

The organist at St Anne’s was born in Willerby in 1892. He was the son of Charles and Elizabeth Miller, Charles worked as an attendant at the asylum in Willerby. In 1911 William was living with his parents at Asylum Cottages in Willerby and working as a Drapery Warehouseman. William used to cycle from Willerby to Ellerker to play the organ.

In 1914 at the age of 22 he joined the 10th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, one of the Hull Pals battalions and was sent to France. On the night of 3rd June 1916 the Allies mounted a heavy bombardment of the German positions and a retaliatory bombardment by the Germans between midnight and 1.40am resulted in the death of William. The battalion was relieved at 6pm and left the front line withdrawing to Bus-les-Artois.

William is buried in Sucrerie Military Cemetery at Colincamps in Northern France.
Plot 1 Row F Grave 36."

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