William Johnstone Milne VC (21 December 1892 – 9 April 1917) was a First World War Canadian soldier.

Milne was 24 years old and a private in the 16th (The Canadian Scottish) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force on 9 April 1917 near Thelus, France, during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, where his actions led to the award of the Victoria Cross.

Milne observed an enemy machine gun firing on our advancing troops.

[1]Four soldiers earned the Victoria Cross in the Battle of Vimy Ridge; the others were Thain Wendell MacDowell, Ellis Wellwood Sifton and John George Pattison.

Milne's Victoria Cross is in the collection of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.