Miller, Roy Albert
SURNAME
Miller
NAME
Roy Albert
PLACE OF BIRTH
Darlington, Cumberland, England
OCCUPATION
Electrical Mechanic
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Liverpool, NSW
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
24/02/1915
NEXT OF KIN
(sister) Mable Lydia Miller, Sydney (married in 1915 to become Mrs R Crawford, Crows Nest, Sydney, NSW)
LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE
Miller's sister was married to Robert Crawford who farmed at Brie Brie and at Cassowary, Mossman, QLD
REGIMENT 1
19th Battalion AIF
REGIMENT 2
Special units
RANK
Sapper
CAMPAIGN 1
Gallipoli
CAMPAIGN 2
Western Front
DATE DISCHARGED
?
OTHER INFORMATION
4th Field Coy Engineers. 914-15 Star No.17908; British War Medal No.15072; Victory No.14878; DCM
STORY OUTLINE
Roy Albert Miller embarked 25/06/1915 at Melbourne on HMAT "Ceramic". He was at Anzac within three weeks of arriving at Egypt on 12/08/1915 and a month later was admitted to hospital suffering from typhoid fever being transferred to hospitals in Malta and England.
With his final return to health he was sent to Etaples, France in October 1916 and after nearly a year of being in the field he was hospitalised once more for a period of four months before rejoining his unit the 4th Field Company Engineers in March 1918. Sapper Miller was wounded in action on 4/07/1918 but remained on duty and was later awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry and devotion to duty.
He marched out of France with his unit January 1919 and was returned to Australia on HT "Cluny Castle" from Devonport England on 23/03/1919 arriving Australia 23/05/1919.
SERVICE NO
929
