British Army Veterinary Corps
John MILLER
Private
Died 30 October 1918 · Age uncertain
Age discrepancy: Scone Remembers gives a birth date of 13 November 1862 and death on 30 October 1918, which would make Miller 55. Its narrative instead describes him as 56. We have not independently checked the birth record or resolved this difference.
Scone Remembers — John Miller
His story
John Miller was the eldest son of Andrew and Agnes Miller, from Rashiehall, St Martins. The Scone Remembers account describes his father as a ploughman and records that John had joined the Army by 1881. It reports earlier service in Egypt and marriage to Agnes Taylor; they had seven children by 1914.
The same account dates his AVC enlistment to 5 May 1915 and describes two years in Salonika before malaria led to his discharge. He returned to Perth Road, Scone, where he died on 30 October 1918. He is buried in Scone Cemetery.
Before the war
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/7624
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Service status
- Discharged before death following malaria (Scone Remembers account)
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 30 October 1918
- Age
- Uncertain
- Cemetery or memorial
- Scone Cemetery
- Grave reference
- D. 93.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Scone Remembers — John Miller, service number 7624
- Research record number: 447
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “John Miller”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/miller-john-se-7624/.
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