Allan Ben Howard MILLER

Service Number: 152859

Enlisted: 9 May 1944

Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman

Last Unit: Not yet discovered

Born: Clare, South Australia, 19 August 1896

Home Town: Port Broughton, Barunga West, South Australia

Schooling: Not yet discovered

Occupation: Farmer

Memorials: Port Broughton War Memorial

World War 2 Service

9 May 1944: Involvement SN 152859

9 May 1944: Enlisted Adelaide

9 May 1944: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, SN 152859

14 Mar 1946: Discharged

World War One

Allan Miller was the son of Edward William [sic] [Arthur William]  and Ellen Louisa (nee Wood) Miller [sic][Ellen Eliza Anne (nee Smith) Miller] Port Broughton.  He was born at Clare  on 19 August 1896. A farmer, he was 22 years old when he enlisted as one of Butler’s 500 at Port Broughton on 5 September 1918.

On 18 September, at Mitcham AIF Camp, he was admitted to hospital for a hernia and was not discharged back to duty until 13 November. The war had ended 2 days earlier. Due to the cessation of hostilities he was discharged on 24 December 1918.

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Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), Friday 26 September 1941, page 4

Ex Island Boys Enlist.

It has come under our notice that two more boys who spent their youth on Kangaroo Island, have enlisted in the 2nd. A.I.F., namely.— Kenneth and Henry Miller. They are the two youngest sons of Mr and Mrs A. W. Miller who resided on the Island for many years. Mrs S. H. Sheridan of Western River is a sister. Henry, who was better known as Frank, was teacher at Cuttlefish for some time. He was among the troops sent to England and spent several months there. He is now in Libya. Kenneth is in camp at Woodside. The four elder boys enlisted in the last Great War, namely.— Fred, Walter, Ralph and Allan. Another brother (Mark) was rejected on account of his health.