Home About History Who was Usher Miller? Construction Fields Committee Operating Committee Sponsors Pictures/Videos Campaigns In the Media Back to KVHS	Hanson Usher Miller was born in Rothesay on February 17, 1917; the second of George and Katherine Miller's eleven children and the first of four boys. Described as having a slim build, medium height, dark eyes, dark complexion and straight black hair, it was his personality that set him apart. He was very easy going, great sense of humour and extremely kind; he was well liked by his teachers, friends and all he met. Usher attended Rothesay Consolidated School until Grade 10. He then went to work for his father in the family owned tinsmith business. Usher had a very close relationship with his father. Usher was an avid athlete playing several sports in the community, including baseball and hockey. He loved to skate with his sister Audrey, who he was very close to; when the pair skated, everyone would stop and watch them. Usher also spent time with senior citizens in the community, playing cards and keeping them company. He worked in other areas during his time in Rothesay including as a golf caddy, at Butch Dixon's meat market- which was located at the current site of the Bank of Nova Scotia in Rothesay- and at Arthur Kennedy's garage. It was at the garage where he got to know John Steele, a man with fond memories of the late Usher Miller. Steele said one of the first things he noticed of Usher was the way he carried himself. “He always looked like he was standing at attention; he was very stiff and erect in walking and moving around. Usher was instantly likeable;he was one of the nicest fellows you'd ever meet; a very polite person...certainly more polite and things than I was back then." Usher, like his three brothers, served in the military during the Second World War. Enlisted in the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), Usher attained the rank of corporal and served in Europe. While his three brothers served and survived the war effort, Usher gave his life in defence of his country. He was killed in action in Holland on Oct. 13, 1944, while serving in the Netherlands. While he was never married, his family believed he was engaged before leaving to serve in the military. Usher was laid to rest at the Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery located in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant, 40 kilometres northwest of Antwerp, Belgium. Usher is survived by his sisters Betty, Audrey, Helen and Joan, all of whom reside in the Kennebecasis Valley.	Booking Payments Directions Contact Us