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Walter MILLER

Regimental number3586
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressBroken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 6.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Ruth Sheridan, 4 Melbourne Street, Glenelg, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Discharge date14 March 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 12 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, 30 September 1916, and marched into 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, the same day.

Found guilty, 7 November 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 29 October 1916, until 2000 hours, 5 November 1916: award, deprived of 21 days' pay and total forfeiture of 28 days' pay.

Found guilty, 11 December 1916, of being absent without leave from 1400 hours, 8 December 1916, until 2130 hours, 10 December 1916: awarded 168 hours' detention and a total forfeiture of 12 days' pay.

Sent to hospital, 20 December 1916; admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 29 December 1916 (scabies); discharged, 20 January 1917 (not yet diagnosed); marched into 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 21 January 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 4 February 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 4 February 1917.

Marched out to unit, 8 February 1917; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, in the field, 9 February 1917.

Sent to hospital, 18 March 1917; admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station from No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 19 March 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 23 March 1917(influenza); to Ambulance Train, 3 April 1917; to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 3 April 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); to England, 12 April 1917; to War Hospital, Norfolk, 12 April 1917; discharged to furlough, 18 May 1917; to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 2 June 1917.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 9 June 1917.

Found guilty, 9 June 1917, of being absent without leave from 1530 hours, 2 June 1917, until 1545 hours, 6 June 1917: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2 and a total forfeiture of 12 days' pay.

Classified B.1.A.3., 13 June 1917.

Found guilty, 10 July 1917, of (1) being absent without leave from 1800 hours, 30 June 1917, until 1200 hours, 8 July 1917; (2) losing by neglect his pass: awarded 8 days' Field Punishment No 2 and a total forfeiture of 18 days' pay.

Admitted to Brigade Hospital, Perham Downs, 13 July 1917 (tonsilitis); discharged and marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 17 July 1917.

Found guilty, 2 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 0700 hours, 19 July 1917, until 1600 hours, 31 July 1917: awarded 12 days' Field Punishment No 2 and a total forfeiture of 26 days' pay.

Reclassified B.1.A.4., 3 August 1917.

The 3 days' unexpired portion of the 12 day' Field Punishment No 2 sentence remitted for good behaviour, 10 August 1917.

Found guilty, 17 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 1400 hours, 13 August 1917, until 0830 hours, 17 August 1917: award, admonished and forfeits 5 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Reclassified B.1.A.3., 20 August 1917.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Perham Downs, 21 August 1917.

Found guilty, 25 September 1917, of being absent without leave from 0630 hours, 10 September 1917, until apprehended, 20 September 1917: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and a total forfeiture of 29 days' pay.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 24 October 1917 (venereal disease); discharged and marched into Central Training Depot, Parkhouse, 7 December 1917: total period of treatment for venereal disease: 45 days.

Marched out, 2 January 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 3 January 1918 (classified B.1.A.4.).

Found guilty, 26 January 1918, of being absent without leave from 12 January 1918, until 1700 hours, 25 January 1918: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and a total forfeiture of 28 days' pay.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 28 February 1918 (venereal disease); discharged and marched into Central Training Depot, Parkhouse, 4 March 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 4 days.

Found guilty, 25 March 1918, of being absent from 0830 hours Dressing Parade without permission: awarded 3 days' confined to barracks and forfeits 1 day's pay.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 April 1918.

Marched into Overseas Training Bn, Longbridge Deverill, 23 April 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 May 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 17 May 1918.

Marched out to unit, 18 May 1918.

Admitted, while proceeding to unit, to 61st Casualty Clearing Station from No 9 Australian Field Ambulance, 23 May 1918 (trench fever); transferred to No 20 Ambulance Train, 26 May 1918; to No 22 General Hospital, Camiers, 27 May 1918; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 29 May 1918; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeaux, 9 June 1918; to Australian Convalescent Depot, 20 June 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 26 June 1918.

Found guilty, 26 June 1918, of while on active service, being absent from 0930 hours, until 2230 hours, 26 June 1918: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks.

Marched out to unit, 10 July 1917; rejoined 32nd Bn, 13 July 1918.

Admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 16 August 1918, and transferred to No 19 Ambulance Train the same day (ingrown toenails); to No 47 General Hospital, Le Treport, 17 August 1918 (onychia); to Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 31 August 1918; to Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 25 September 1918.

Marched out to unit, 30 September 1918; rejoined 32 Bn, 4 October 1918.

Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, 17 October 1918; transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 18 October 1918 (nephritis); to No 21 Ambulance Train, 26 October 1918; to England, 27 October 1918; to War Hospital, Bath, 28 October 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 17 November 1918.

Found guilty, 11 December 1918, of being absent without leave from 1800 hours, 9 December 1918, until 1930 hours, 10 December 1918: award, admonished and total forfeiture of 2 days' pay.

Discharged to furlough from No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 21 December 1918; to report to No 2 Command Depot, 4 January 1919.

Granted extension to leave, 6 January 1919.

Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 6 January 1919.

Married Agnes Simmons, St Mark's Church, Islington, 22 January 1919.

Found guilty, 24 February 1919, of absenting himself from draft after being duly warned: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeits 4 days' pay.

Admitted to hospital, Weymouth, 24 February 1919; discharged and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 March 1919.

Admitted to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 19 March 1919 (influenza); discharged and marched into No Command Depot, Weymouth, 29 March 1919.

Marched out to indefinite leave, 23 July 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 6 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 2 November 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 14 March 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Name given in Burial Register as Walter Arthur Hartley MILLER.
Date of death13 March 1929
Age at death38
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, MILLER Walter

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