John William MILLER

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Service Number:	1227
Enlisted:	19 October 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Peppermint Bay, Tasmania, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Tramby Hill State School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	Baby 700 Cemetery, Anzac Row D, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads: God be with you till we meet again, Baby 700 Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

19 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1227, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1227, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1227, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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Son of John William and Sarah Miller. Husband of Ida Evelyn Miller of 49 George Street, Hobart North, Tasmania

Father of Ernest William Miller, Edna Joyce Ida Miller, John Tasman Miller and Henry Leslie Miller

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Derwent Regiment for about 2 years