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Bertie Francis MILLER

Regimental number495
Date of birth26 November 1897
Place of birthBroadmeadow, New South Wales
SchoolHamilton Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCabinet maker
AddressBroadmeadow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Walter Miller, Waratah Street, Broadmeadow, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Place of enlistmentBroadmeadow, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 February 1919
Discharge date30 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked from Sydney, 2 May 1916; arrived Port Said, Egypt, 10 June 1916; transferred to 'Aragon'; disembarked Plymouth, England, 23 June 1916. Transferred to 20th Bn, 15 September 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 16 September 1916. Served in France and Belgium (Ypres).

Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, 24 November 1916 (trench feet); transferred to HS 'Asturias', 26 November 1916, for evacuation to England. Admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol; subsequently transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford. Discharged to Worgret Camp, Wareham, Dorset, 4 January 1917; transferred to Fovant Camp, Salisbury, 23 June 1917. Volunteered for and accepted as stretcher bearer, 20th Bn. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 October 1917.

Wounded in action, 3 October 1918; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent.

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 12 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 30 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death24 September 1958
Age at death60
Place of burialWoronora Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, MILLER Bertie Francis

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