| Regimental number | 6297 |
| Place of birth | Killanhue, Co Wexford, Ireland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Collie, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lurbine Marould Miller, 3 Brown Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
| Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
| Place of burial | Valanciennes Communal Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 26), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 80 |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 10 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 January 1917 Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 18 January 1917 (suspected mumps); taken on strength, 16th Bn, from hospital, 17 February 1917. Wounded in action, 11 April 1917; believed to be Prisoner of War. Susequently confirmed taken POW, Reincourt, 11 April 1917; interned in Limburg. German statement: 'Shot while attempting to escape.' Statement from 2370 Lance Corporal E.W. TOMLEY, 16th Bn: 'While at St Saulve Paddy [Joseph] Miller of the 16th Bn was shot by the Germans; he was in a starved condition and broke out of camp to get potatoes from a neighboring garden. It was on his return to camp that he was shot through the heart by a sentry from a distance of a few yards at 11 pm.' Statement by 1231 Corporal L. RILAT, 15th Bn: 'At the Lager at this place (St Saulve)6297 Pte MILLER J 16 Bn jumped over a low wall to collect some potatoes nearby. He was starving. On entering the Lager again he was shot by a sentry. I saw his dead body being removed by the French next morning.' German account stated the 'English POW Joseph MILLER was shot 'because he did not obey the order to halt'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MILLER Joseph |
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