Andrew MILLER

Regimental number10/389
Date of birth22 May 1889
Place of birthDunedin
OccupationEngineer
Addressc/o Police Station, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 9.75"
Weight171 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Ann Miller, Police Station, Masterton
Previous military serviceMachine Gun Section, 17th Ruahine Regiment; Volunteers
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 9 June 1915
Discharge date19 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 25-29 April 1915 (bullet wound, right thigh); admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 2 May 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 15 July 1915; discharged (medically unfit for war service), 19 January 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 160 days (of which 296 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

'Died of chronic myocarditis, 3 years coronary thrombosis; instantaneous death.'
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death29 June 1935 Petone
Age at death46
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21375320