MILLER, Alexander Henderson
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Berwick, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Berwick, Casey, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 25 September 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Beechworth War Memorial, Berwick Grammar School Honour Avenue Plaque, Berwick War Memorial, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Andreena Hockley
"Alexander Henderson Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Miller, of Berwick, and husband of Mrs. Belle Miller, The Avenue, East Malvern, younger daughter of the Hon. A. A. Billson, M.L.A., formerly Minister of Education, was born on the 21st of November, 1884.
Entering the service of this Department in 1906, he held the posts of junior teacher at Oakleigh and at Berwick (his birthplace). He was admitted to the Teachers' College in 1908, and he left with the Trained Teacher s Certificate in 1909.
He taught the half-time schools at Moondarra and Bell's Flat, and was assistant master at Beechworth. An earnest and painstaking teacher, he ceased duty on the 14th of July, 1915.
Alex Miller was a bright and cheery personality; hence his sobriquet amongst his fellow-students of "Jolly Miller."
While teaching at Bell's Flat, he resided in Yackandandah, where he was prominently known among athletic clubs - tennis, golf, and football. He was secretary of the Mechanics' Institute and a member of the Presbyterian Church Choir. At Beechworth, he was equally to the fore in athletic and musical circles.
His letters from the front, in spite of hardships and fatigue, invariably glowed with a sunny optimism.
He enlisted as a Private on the 15th of July, 1915, and was promoted to commissioned rank on the 6th of March, 1916. He embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements to the 57th Battalion on the transport Ajana on the 15th of July. After training in England, he proceeded to France and joined his unit on the 7th of December. On the 23rd of January, 1917, he was promoted Lieutenant, and was killed on the 25th of September."
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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