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Harry Miller
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 21/11/1888 |
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Place of birth: Darlington, Durham, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Profession: Farm Labourer |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 19913 |
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Enlistment place: Darlington, Durham, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Northumberland Fusiliers, 11th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 14/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Reutel, Beselare, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 28 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XLIX Row: H Grave: 1-8 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Harry Miller was the son of Annie and James Miller. He was born on 21 November 1888 in Darlington, Durham. Before the war Harry worked as a farm labourer and lived in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire. He enlisted in the British army and was part of the 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (68th Brigade, 23rd Division).
Harry was killed on 14 October 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele. Two days earlier, his battalion had taken up positions near Reutel, in the right sector of the 68th Brigade's front area. On 13 October, the A Company of the 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers came under heavy shelling. In the early morning of 14 October, the shelling moved to the positions of C Company of the battalion.
Harry body was missing for a long time and his name was commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial. In 2018, nine bodies were found during archaeological excavations on Oude Wervikstraat in Beselare, seven of which could be identified. Among them was Harry Miller, 28 years. Since 2021, he has been buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Harry was killed on 14 October 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele. Two days earlier, his battalion had taken up positions near Reutel, in the right sector of the 68th Brigade's front area. On 13 October, the A Company of the 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers came under heavy shelling. In the early morning of 14 October, the shelling moved to the positions of C Company of the battalion.
Harry body was missing for a long time and his name was commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial. In 2018, nine bodies were found during archaeological excavations on Oude Wervikstraat in Beselare, seven of which could be identified. Among them was Harry Miller, 28 years. Since 2021, he has been buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Sources 4
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11 Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), British Army war diaries 1914-1922, WO 95/2182/4). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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68 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2181/6). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Verdegem, Simon; e.a. 'Vermist in de Ypres Salient. Negen gesneuvelden in de Oude Wervikstraat in Beselare'. (Brussel: Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed, 2023). Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1635284 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=c92ec458-c1c3-464f-81fa-982a751fc978 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/3038482 |