Eric Giles MILLER

Regimental number165
Place of birthRobe, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFitter
Address31 Salisbury Street, Unley, North Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8.75"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs. R.M. Miller, 21 Salisbury Street, Unley, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 22 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll165A
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
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Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date15 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Margha', 18 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left shoulder and back, compound fracture of scapula), Adelaide, 15 September 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 November 1950
Age at death61
Place of burialRenmark Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, MILLER Eric Giles