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John Elliot Millar
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): John Elliot Millar
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 5th December 1880, Bridge House, Langholm, Dumfriesshire.
Date and Place of Death: 1973, Langholm, Dumfriesshire.
Nationality: British
Childhood: John grew up in Langholm.
Parents: William & Margaret nee Common.…
A T Miller
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): A T Miller
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: c1890
Date and Place of Death: N/K
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Occupation: Technological Chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: 80, The Rand
Job title at Gretna: Chemist at Dornock
Marital status: Married to F Miller
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Travels: Madras, India in January 1923
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Ellen Dewar Miller
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Ellen Dewar Miller [Millar]
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 9th March 1901, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire
Date and Place of Death:17th October 1999, Dunblane
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: Youngest of 7
Parents: William and Janet nee Williamson
Parents occupations: Locomotive engine driver
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Place of residence at Gretna:N/K but lived at 21 Delhi Road in 1930
Marital status: Married
Children: 1 daughter
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Ellen Dewar Miller [Millar] 1901-1999
Ellen Dewar Miller [Millar] was born at Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfriesshire on 9th March 1901 to William, a locomotive engine driver and Janet nee Williamson
1901 census- living at Newton Cottages, Kirkpatrick-Fleming.…
Winnie Miller
‘Mrs Winne Nicol Miller of Edinburgh: Remembers working at Gretna between 1916-1918, travelling from her home in Wick, Caithness. She can recall the wooden huts, iron stove, bedroom and most of all the severe cold. She also remembers having fresh fruit in wartime, which was considered a luxury. She recalls a large house within walking distance of the factory called ‘Weatheral’, which was used as a convalescent home for servicemen.’ – G Routledge, Gretna’s Secret War, (Bookcase, 1999) p.…
Harry Mills
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Harry Mills
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 22 May 1895, Stoke on Trent.
Date and Place of Death: 31 October 1975, Stoke on Trent.
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood: Brought up at 68 Priory Road, Normacot, Staffordshire. …
Thomas Mills
Appeared in the Dumfries and Galloway Standard; Oct. 10, 1917 under the heading ‘Munitions Tribunal, sub headed Due to Shaking in
The Train’
William Stephen Milne
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): William Stephen Milne
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 14/06/1880 at Aberdeen (1) (5)
Date and Place of Death: 22/03/1948 at The Hospital, Westminster (8) (6)
Buried 27/03/1948 at Camden (11)
Nationality: British
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In 1881 when William was ten months old, he lived with his parents at 78 Wales Street, Aberdeen.…
Frederick William Mitchell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Frederick William Mitchell
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1972 Culert Town, Millwall, Essex
Date and Place of Death: 1st April 1943, Hendon.
Nationality: British
Childhood: One of at least 6.
Parents: James and Ann Maria nee Jackson
Parent’s occupations: Resting housekeeper
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Sergeant major
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
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Marital status: Married
Children: At least 2.…
George Mitchell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : George Mitchell
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Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth:11 Jun 1891. Ellesmere Port
Date and Place of Death: Mar 1956.…
Hellen Emma (Nellie) Mitchell
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Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Hellen Emma (Nellie) Mitchell
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 19 March 1867, St Mary Cray, Kent
Date and Place of Death: 3 December 1944, Zingara, Hannet Road, Leigh Beck, Canvey Island
Nationality: British
Childhood: She had 10 siblings.…
Mary Ellen Mitchell
Appeared in the Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 3 March 1917 accused of stealing.
Robert William Mitchell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Robert William Mitchel[l]hill
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 7th July, 1871, Carlisle
Date and Place of Death: 9th July 1951 , Wallsend, Northumberland ( of Carlisle)
Nationality: British
Childhood: 2nd child
Parents: William and Mary Ann nee Ashburner
Parents occupations: Master painter and plumber employer
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Occupation: House painter
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Marital status: Married
Children: Yes
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Robert William Mitchelhill 1871-1951
Robert William Mitchelhill was born in Carlisle on 7th July 1871 to William and Mary Ann nee Ashburner
1881- 11 Castle Street Carlisle.…
William Mitchell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : William Mitchell
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 2 Nov 1868. Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Date and Place of Death: 6 Aug 1935. Esholt, Bradford, West Yorks
Nationality: British
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Parents: William Mitchell and Mary Ann Caney
Parent’s occupations: Father a labourer who moved around the country.…
William Robert Mitchell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : William Robert Mitchell
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth:4 Dec 1897. Little Cheverell, Wiltshire.
Date and Place of Death: 20 Aug 1967. 33 Pasture road, Baildon, West Yorks.
Nationality: British
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Parents: William Mitchell and Mary Ann Williams
Parent’s occupations: William was a foreman labourer.…
J Mitchely
Name and address appears in the Dornock Farewell, held in The Devil’s Porridge Museum’s collection.
Jean Mockrie
Email dated Oct 2020: ‘I believe my great aunt, Jean Mockrie, who came from Lesmahogow, may have worked at the factory, before she married Thomas Fox in September 1918. On her marriage certificate she is described as a Munitions Worker.’
Email dated April 2021: ‘ My mother’s mother was born Kate Helena Fox, and she had five siblings, one of whom was Thomas Fox.…
Hannah Moderate
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Hannah Moderate
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: April 1876, Carlisle, Cumberland. Source: England & Wales Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915
Date and Place of Death: 26 January 1951, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.…
James Moffat
Appeared in the Dumfries and Galloway Standard; Nov. 21, 1917, under the heading Munitions Tribunal, sub heading Alleged Gambling in
Working Hours.
Robert Byers Moffat
ROBERT BYERS MOFFAT
Date and place of birth: 22 August 1889, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire
Date and place of death: 1953 Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Nationality: Scottish
Biography: Robert grew up in Lockerbie with his siblings:
William Thomas Moffatt 1887
George Moffatt 1888
Mary A Moffatt 1897
Parents:
John Married Elizabeth Byers 1884 Corrie, Dumfriesshire
Parents occupation: John was a Postrunner
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Robert was a Solicitor’s clerk before WW1
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Job Title at Gretna: Officer in Charge Magazines
Marital Status: Not known
Children: Nil known
Travels: Nil known
Awards/Recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information:
Signature on page 3 of Mossband Farewell Magazine
Presented to J C Burnham at the end of his service at Gretna.…
