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MILLER, Ken Allen
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX41766, NX55870 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1941, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 2 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Mortdale, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 9 October 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Alternate Service Number -NX41766 Cemetery/memorial reference: AA. B. 9., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Aug 1941: | Involvement Private, NX41766 | |
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| 4 Aug 1941: | Involvement Private, NX55870 | |
| 4 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Paddington, NSW | |
| 4 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX41766, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, NX41766, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 9 Oct 1943: | Involvement Private, NX41766, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Pte NX41766 Ken Allen Miller of 10 Platoon, B Company, 2/17 Infantry Battalion was KIA on 9 Oct 1943 during an assault on heavily defended enemy positions at The Knoll (near Jivevaneng Village), New Guinea.
[Source publication: "A History of 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion 1940-45"]