Leslie Washington MILLER

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MILLER, Leslie Washington

Service Number:	1226
Enlisted:	28 September 1914, Eaglehawk, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 9 February 1896
Home Town:	Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Eaglehawk State School No. 210, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 42), Gallipoli, Turkey, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk Loyal Catherine Lodge Honour Roll WW1, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows

World War 1 Service

28 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 14th Infantry Battalion, Eaglehawk, Vic.
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1226, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1226, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Leslie Miller was listed as missing, later killed, in action on 8 August 1915 following the unsuccessful attack on Hill 971 as part of the August Offensive. There is a very high probability he was killed at or near a place called Abdel Rahman Bair (the ridgeline immediately before Hill 971) where the 14th Battalion was caught in the open by well sited Turkish machine guns and driven back with significant casualties (36 killed, 93 wounded and 128 missing - later confirmed killed).

Leslie Miller's body was never recovered and he is memorialised at the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli

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