1/7th Batt. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, the Congregational Church Memorial and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 3 Line 20.
The family home was at 43, West King Street, Helensburgh. The son of James Milne (mason) and Cecilia Milne. Siblings: William had two brothers, Robert and Alexander (too young to fight), and sisters, Cecilia and Margaret.