MILLER, John Leith
| Service Number: | 251 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Hollywood Repatriation Hospital, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 19 December 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Memorial plaque: Crematorium Rose Garden 4C, Position 0047 |
| Memorials: | Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 251, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 251, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 251, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 251, 44th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated to England on 15.4.1917. | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 251, 44th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia per A24 Benalla on 17.10.1917. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen Harmer
John Leith Miller was born in Williamstown Victoria on the 30.7.1893. He had previously served with the school cadets when he enlisted at Perth on the 18.1.16, aged 22 years 1 month. He was a clerk and Presbyterian. Next of kin was his widowed mother Emily Miller, of 24 High St, Fremantle. John was described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a chest measurement of 30 – 33 inches, sallow complexion, grey eyes and dark hair. He was a Private with Service Number 251 in the 44th Infantry Battalion. John embarked at Fremantle on the 6.6.16 and disembarked at Plymouth on the 21.7.16. John proceeded to France on the 25.11.16 and was wounded in action on the 28.3.17. He received a severe gunshot wound to his chest and was evacuated to England on the 15.4.17. He returned to Australia per A24 Benalla on the 17.10.17 and was discharged on the 8.11.17. After the war, he married Annabel Vera Henderson, and they had two sons. Tragically, one was born and died in 1923. The family home was in Kalamunda, but John died in Hollywood Repatriation Hospital on the 19.12.1951, aged 58. His Memorial plaque is in Karrakatta Crematorium Rose Garden 4C Position 0047.
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