MILLER, Robert William
| Service Number: | 1901 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Stanmore Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 27. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1901, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1901, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1901, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1901, 3rd Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1901 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-05-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Robert William Miller was one of three sons of William and Alice Maud Miller, of Marrickville, New South Wales, who all enlisted in the AIF during World War 1.
Robert was an electrician and was working in Queensland during 1914 when he enlisted at Enoggera just after Christmas 1914.
He was put in the 9th Battalion and arrived on Gallipoli during June 1915. He was evacuated to Egypt during August 1915 with neuralgia. During September 1916 he transferred to the 3rd Machine Gun Company and was made a Sergeant shortly afterwards.
He was killed in action at Bullecourt when a shell exploded on his machine gun position, burying him and several other men. He was reported by many witnesses to be a good NCO, who looked after his men and was well liked. His remains were left buried under the rubble, but his grave must have been well marked as he was reinterred in the Queant Road Cemetery during 1920.
His brother, 7041 Lance Corporal Keith Miller 13th Battalion AIF, was awarded a Military Medal for bravery during September 1918 and returned to Australia wounded not long after.
Another brother, 3100 Private William Neil Miller 45th Battalion AIF was severely wounded by shrapnel in the leg at Pozieres during August 1916. He was returned to Australia during May 1917 due to multiple compound fractures.
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