MILLER, Alexander Lorimer
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, United Kingdom, 19 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wayville, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Berwick Grammar School, England |
| Occupation: | Auctioneer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 May 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Grave IV.D.13. INSCRIPTION - BELOVED HUSBAND OF ISABEL MILLER FATHER OF MARION LORIMER MILLER |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Berwick-Upon-Tweed War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Unley Wayville Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-05-08 |
My grandfather
My mother was Marion Miller, Alexander Lorimer Miller’s only daughter. Marion was born when my grandfather was still at the front. He died without seeing her.
Marion went to Art school in Vienna where she met and married Mr. Haumer. They had 2 children: Dirk and Barbara Haumer. Now deceased. Marion met my father, Ahmed Moharram also in Vienna after WW II. They got married in 1952 in Cairo/ Egypt. My grandmother, Isabell Kennedy Miller joined them in Egypt after a few years. My brother Imam Moharram was born 1953, followed by Farid Moharram, 1956-2023. I was born on my mother’s birth date: 10/10
My grandfather’s photograph was always displayed with honor in our home. My mother looked a lot like him.
When my mother came to visit me in the US many years ago, she needed a medical procedure. After receiving the “cocktail”. Her often reserved demeanor was relaxed and she became emotional, crying and calling out for her father that she never met. That moment gripped me. I held her hand and felt so deeply for her.
I will upload a photo or two soon.
Leila
Submitted 20 February 2024 by Leila MOHARRAM
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 26 and the son of Alexander Lorimer and Jane H Miller. Husband of E I Miller of14 Holden Street, Kensington Park, South Australia.
Births Mar 1891 Miller Alexander Lorimer Berwick 10b 442.
He is one of four Australian casualties of the Great War commemorated on the Berwick-upon-Tweed War Memorial.
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