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BORN 13 March 1890
DIED 31 July 1916 AGE 26
VC Won 30-31 July 1916 AGE 26
Place VC Won Bazentin, Somme, France
War/Campaign First World War 1916
Name James Miller No. 12639 POSTHUMOUS
VC Issue No. 740 Awards VC
Regiment King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, 7th Battalion
Later Kings Own Royal Border Regiment
Now The Duke of Lancasters Regiment
Rank VC Won Private
Rank End Of Career Private
Place Of Birth Taylor's Farm, Houghton, near Preston, Lancashire, England
Place Of Death Bazentin-le-Petit, Somme, France
Buried/Location Ashes Dartmoor Cemetery, Bercordel-Becourt, 3km south-east of Albert, Somme, France
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone (CWGC) Plot/Grave no. Plot 1, Row C, Grave 64
Gazetted 9 September 1916
VC Presented 29 November 1916 by King George V at Buckingham Palace, London, England to his father, George
Memorials
P Headstone, Dartmoor Cemetery, Bercordel-Becourt, 3km south-east of Albert, Somme, France
P Memorial Cross, St Paul's Churchyard, Withnell, Lancashire
P Named On Parents Grave, St Paul's Churchyard, Withnell, Lancashire
P Named On Memorial Sundial, At The Site Of The Wiggins Teape Paper-Mill, Withnell Ford, Lancashire
P Named On War Memorial, Brinscall, Lancashire
P Memorial Plaque, Regimental Chapel, The Priory, Lancaster, Lancashire
By The Way…
The Celtic Cross Memorial at St Pauls Churchyard, was paid for by public subscription
VC Held By
King's Own Regiment Museum, City Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
