| Regimental number | 8/3009 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Brass finisher |
| Address | Reid Street, Green Island |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.3 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Miller, Reid Street, Green Island |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in C Company, 4th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs John Miller, Station Road, Green Island, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Joined Otago Infantry Bn, Moascar, 9 January 1916, and posted to 4th Company. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 14 July 1916 (gun shot wound), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to 8th Casualty Clearing Station; to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 15 July 1916; to England, 17 July 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea; transferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 28 August 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 21 October 1916; to 3rd Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 15 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 21 May 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 123 days (of which 635 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21375450 |