Four years later in 1912 he won the silver medal in the 50 metre rifle, prone as well as with the British team in the team 25 metre small-bore rifle competition. In the individual 25 metre small-bore rifle event he finished 22nd.
He had an illustrious Army career, serving with the 92nd Gordon Highlanders in India, Afghanistan and South Africa. In 1902 he was selected to fill a vacancy in the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Apart from this appointment, he had retired from the Army and became Steward of the London Scottish Golf Club.[citation needed]
His family comprised sons James, Douglas, and Gordon, and daughters Annie and Doris. He was survived by his wife Mary.
william, milne, sport, shooter, william, milne, march, 1852, march, 1923, british, sport, shooter, competed, 1908, summer, olympics, 1912, summer, olympics, william, milnepersonal, informationborn, 1852, march, 1852aberdeen, scotlanddied16, march, 1923, 1923, . William Milne 23 March 1852 16 March 1923 1 was a British sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics 2 William MilnePersonal informationBorn 1852 03 23 23 March 1852Aberdeen ScotlandDied16 March 1923 1923 03 16 aged 70 SportSportSports shootingMedal record Men s shootingRepresenting United KingdomOlympic Games1912 Stockholm 50m rifle prone1912 Stockholm Team 25mIn the 1908 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events disappearing target small bore rifle fourth place moving target small bore rifle seventh place stationary target small bore rifle 14th placeFour years later in 1912 he won the silver medal in the 50 metre rifle prone as well as with the British team in the team 25 metre small bore rifle competition In the individual 25 metre small bore rifle event he finished 22nd He had an illustrious Army career serving with the 92nd Gordon Highlanders in India Afghanistan and South Africa In 1902 he was selected to fill a vacancy in the King s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard Apart from this appointment he had retired from the Army and became Steward of the London Scottish Golf Club citation needed His family comprised sons James Douglas and Gordon and daughters Annie and Doris He was survived by his wife Mary References edit William Milne at Olympedia Sports Reference William Milne Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 19 February 2014 External links editprofile nbsp nbsp This article about a United Kingdom Olympic medallist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to sport shooting in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Milne sport shooter amp oldid 1156885597, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
