James MILLER

Regimental number709
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
SchoolGeorge Heriot's School, Edinburgh, Scotland
Other trainingTea Tester
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o Mrs Evans, "Hinely", Guildford, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Janet Miller, c/o Mrs Holmes, 12 Comiston Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed as a Trooper in the Lothians and Border Horse, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 August 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Age at death27
Place of burialEdinburgh Eastern Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 807), Scotland
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
117