Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Auburn, South Australia |
School | Auburn Public School; Way College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Yalpara Head Station, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 163 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lily Mabel Miell, c/o Elder, Smith and Co., Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the South African War in the 5th SAIB, de Lisle's Brigade; appointed adjutant; awarded the South Africa Medal with five bars. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29354 (5 November 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 12 (27 January 1916). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 45 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
Place of burial | Ari Burnu Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 17), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Served in the South African Campaign. Parents: Harry and Ellen MIELL; husband of Lily MIELL, 4th Avenue, St. Peters, South Australia |
Medals |
Mentioned in Despatches Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MIELL Albert |