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  • James Miller (VC 1916)
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  • James Miller VC (4 May 1890 – 31 July 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Miller was 26 years old, and a private in the 7th Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place on 30/31 July 1916 at Bazentin-le-Petit, France for which he was awarded the VC:
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  • 7
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serviceyears
  • 1914
Birth Date
  • 1890-05-04
death place
  • Bazentin-le-Petit, France
Name
  • James Miller
Caption
  • Private Miller's grave
Birth Place
  • Hoghton, Lancashire
Awards
death date
  • 1916-07-31
Rank
  • Private
Image size
  • 175
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placeofburial
  • Dartmoor Cemetery, France
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  • James Miller VC (4 May 1890 – 31 July 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Miller was 26 years old, and a private in the 7th Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place on 30/31 July 1916 at Bazentin-le-Petit, France for which he was awarded the VC: His Victoria Cross is displayed at The King's Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment Museum, Lancaster, England. A memorial stands in Withnell churchyard in the town where he worked as a paper mill worker.