MILLER, William
| Service Number: | 5410 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lockhart's Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Tallangatta, Towong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 30 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque, France Plot 4, Row F, Grave No. 6. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5410, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5410, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5410, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Miller was one of four sons of Thomas and Julia Ann Miller who served in the AIF. He was born at Lockhart’s Creek, near Tallangatta in Victoria. The father, Thomas, had left the family in around 1900 so the children were raised by their mother.
William’s brother, 1153 Pte. George Miller 3rd Battalion AIF was killed in action at Gallipoli on 9 July 1915, aged 24.
William joined the 8th Battalion in Belgium on 10 September 1916. He served for over 20 months on the Western Front before he was killed in action on 30 June 1918 near Morbecque in France.
His other two brothers, 429 Pte. Robert Miller 57th Battalion AIF was returned to Australia in mid-1918 with a serious gunshot wound to his chest, and 6778 Pte. Ernest Leslie Miller 3rd Battalion AIF, was twice wounded and returned to Australia in 1919.