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MILLER, Joseph Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2203 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cassilis, New South Wales, Australia, July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Cassilis, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Borambil Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 16 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 10. OF CASSILIS, N.S.W SACRED TO HIS MEMORY R.I.P. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cassilis Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2203, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2203, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2203, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 16 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 2203, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2203 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Joseph Thomas Miller was the son of John and Catherine Miller, of Mount Miller, Cassilis, New South Wales.
His older brother, 1970 Pte Walter James Miller 17th Battalion AIF, returned to Australia 15 February 1918. He died on 17 July 1922 as a result of gas poisoning, aged 42.
Joseph joined the 19th Battalion in France on 3 December 1916. Five months later he received a gunshot wound to the face and neck on the 15 of April 1917. He died of his wounds the next day, aged 27 years.