Walter Henson (Dook) MILLER

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MILLER, Walter Henson

Service Number:	3359
Enlisted:	17 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Footscray State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Cabinetmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 May 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 25
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 5th Infantry Battalion
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3359, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3359, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

It was reported in the local paper that Walter Miller was more familiarly known among the Gordon street boys as "Dook." Before enlisting he was employed by Messrs Jones and Dunn, cabinet makers. He was a member of the Foresters' Lodge, Gordon and Citizens' Forces Football Clubs.

He was only 20 years of age when he died and his slightly older brother, 2046 Pte. Percy Miller 14th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action at Gallipoli on the 21 August 1915, aged 21.

They were the sons of George and Kate Miller, of Gordon St., Footscray, Victoria.

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