Peter William MILLER

Regimental number9/1068
Date of birth28 August 1891
Place of birthPurakanui
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressPurakanui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 9.5"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Miller, Purakanui, Otago
Previous military serviceServed in 5th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the 5th Reinforcement, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 7 'Limerick' and HMNZT 10 'Arawa'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Mother: Emma Miller, Purakanui, Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Left Zeitoun for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916.

Transferred to Pioneer Bn, Ismailia, 14 March 1916.

Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916.

Admitted to No 9 Australian Field Ambulance, 27 May 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); rejoined unit, 1 June 1917.

Transferred to 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 7 September 1917.Wounded in action, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 17 November 1917, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

War service: 2 years 242 days (of which 853 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21375487