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MILLER, John McArthur Dickson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3718 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 8 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Iron worker |
| Died: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 7 January 1956, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Presbyterian, Compartment N, Section 2, Grave 21, (with brother Walter) |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3718, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 3718, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 3718, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3718, 57th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, GSW to right arm | |
| 18 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3718, 57th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD - due to wounding |
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From AWM
3718 Private (Pte) John McArthur Dickson Miller. An iron worker from Windsor, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Miller had previously been rejected as being under the height requirement. Following his successful enlistment he embarked with the 10th Reinforcements, 57th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Nestor on 28 February 1918. Later wounded in the right arm he was evacuated to England. Due to the severity of his wound he returned to Australia on 21 December 1918 and was medically discharged.
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