MILLER, William Aubrey
| Service Numbers: | 135, 3416, VX48816 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Kalpienung, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Missing (POW?) presumed dead, Malaya, 28 February 1942, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore Col 115 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nullawil District War Memorial, Nullawil Methodist & Presbyterian Church Great European War Roll of Honour, Nullawil War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery, Wycheproof Dumosa & Towaninnie Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 135, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 135, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 135, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 135, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Bomb wound to right hand | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 135, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd MD - bomb wound right hand. | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3416, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Second enlistment after wounding. | |
| 7 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3416, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1917: | Embarked Private, 3416, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Previously aSgt from 7/9/1917 | |
| 21 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 9 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3416, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, VX48816 | |
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| 10 Aug 1940: | Enlisted VX48816 |
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From On This Day - Australian Military History
#OTD: We Remember Captain William Miller
Today we pause to remember the life and service of VX48816 Captain William Aubrey Miller, who died in Malaya on the 28th of February 1942.
Originally enlisting in the 1st AIF in September 1914 as a Trooper, with the 8th Light Horse Regiment, Miller embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Star of Victoria (A16) on 25 February 1915. He suffered a chest injury at Gallipoli in August 1915 and returned to duty on 25 October 1915. In December a bomb exploded in his hand resulting in the loss of the tips of his thumb and two fingers. Tpr Miller was determined unfit for further service and returned to Australia in April 1916.
Miller successfully re enlisted in the 8th Light horse Regiment in February 1917. With the new service number 3416, he embarked from Melbourne on 7 September 1917. He served in the Middle East and was promoted to Corporal in February 1919. Cpl Miller returned to Australia in May 1919.
Miller was a police constable between the wars and re enlisted in the 2nd AIF in August 1940 with the rank of Captain (service number VX48816). He died in Malaya on 28 February 1942, aged 45.
Lest we forget.
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