MILLER, Charles
| Service Number: | 8573 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Kalgoorlie Western Australia Australia |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Sevenhill South Australia Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sister of St Josephs Convent School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 August 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 1C, Commemorated in Seven Hills Cemetery, South Australia. Charles Miller's name is located at panel 14 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clare WW1 Memorial Arch, Sevenhill & Penwortham District War Memorial WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Kalgoorlie Western Australia Australia | |
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| 22 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A34 Persic | |
| 22 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Gunner, 8573, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 4 embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 8573, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 20 May 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Gunner, 8573, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Transferred to 22nd F.A.B. |
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| 24 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8573, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Promoted to Bombadier - with the 22nd F.A.B, France. |
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| 21 Jan 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8573, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, 5th F.A.B, 15th Battery - taken on his strength. |
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| 7 Jul 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8573, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Taken on his strength. |
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| 14 Jul 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8573, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, 11th Battalion, ex 2nd DAC |
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| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Third Ypres | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Third Ypres | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Third Ypres | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Third Ypres | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Third Ypres | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Third Ypres | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Third Ypres | |
| 14 Aug 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8573, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, taken in strength. |
from family information
Charles was 6' 3" had sallow complexion, dark brown eyes and black hair. During World War 1 Charles was number 8573 bombardier in the 5th Brigade Australian Field Artillery in the Army. He was killed in action in France on 14th August 1917.
WW1 War records: Surname: MILLER Given name(s): Charles Birth date: 17-4-1891 Birth place: Seven Hills, near Clare SA Father: Herman William Mother: Kate nee AHERN Occupation: labourer, east-west railway line Residence: Clare SA
Religion: Catholic Marital status: single Enlistment date: 25-8-1915
Service number: 8573 Rank: Bombardier Unit: 5 Brigade Australian Field Artillery
Embarkation date: 22-11-1915 Embarkation port: Melbourne Embarkation ship: HMAT Persic Death date: 14-8-1917 Death place: Belgium Cause of death: Killed in action Age at death: 26 y Burial or memorial: Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium BDM death registration date: 21-1-1918 BDM death registration district: Clare BDM death registration informant: H W MILLER (father)
Submitted 27 April 2015 by Marcelle Edwards
from family information
Charles was 6' 3" had sallow complexion, dark brown eyes and black hair. During World War 1 Charles was number 8573 bombardier in the 5th Brigade Australian Field Artillery in the Army. He was killed in action in France on 14th August 1917.
WW1 War records: Surname: MILLER Given name(s): Charles Birth date: 17-4-1891 Birth place: Seven Hills, near Clare SA Father: Herman William Mother: Kate nee AHERN Occupation: labourer, east-west railway line Residence: Clare SA
Religion: Catholic Marital status: single Enlistment date: 25-8-1915
Service number: 8573 Rank: Bombardier Unit: 5 Brigade Australian Field Artillery
Embarkation date: 22-11-1915 Embarkation port: Melbourne Embarkation ship: HMAT Persic Death date: 14-8-1917 Death place: Belgium Cause of death: Killed in action Age at death: 26 y Burial or memorial: Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium BDM death registration date: 21-1-1918 BDM death registration district: Clare BDM death registration informant: H W MILLER (father)
Submitted 27 April 2015 by Marcelle Edwards
Biography
Described on enlisting as Single; 24years 3months old; 5’ 6” tall; 179lbs; sallow complexion; light brown eyes; dark hair; Roman Catholic.
Father Herman William Miller (d. 9/12/1941 aged 84) and Mother Kate (nee Miller) (d. 25/2/1908), Seven Hills, South Australia
Previous military service: Served for 2 years in the Citizen Military Forces, Boulder, Western Australia, with the rank of Sergeant.
Enlisted by choice into the Goldfields Infantry, Kalgoorlie, Western Autralia as a Gunner.
Field Artillery Brigade 6, Brigade Ammunition Column (AWM Embarkation Roll number 13/34/1)
21 Dec 1915 - Arrived at Suez, Egypt.
11 Mar 1916 - Transferred to 21st Battery.
20 May 1916 - Transferred to 22nd Field Artillery Brigade (FAB).
24 June 1916 - Promoted to Bombadier - in France
21 Jan 1917 - Transferred to 5th Field Artillery Brigade, 15th Battery
7 July 1917 - Transferred to 4th Field Artillery Brigade
14 July 1917 - Transferred to 11th Field Artillery Brigade ex 2nd DAC
14 Aug 1917 - Transferred to 15th Battalion (taken on his strength)
19 Aug 1917 - killed in action.
Medals:
WWI Star 1914-15 (18424); British War Medal (25291); Victory Medal (25122); Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (329440).
Portrait courtesy of Clare Regional History Group.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3 June 2014. Lest we Forget.
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