Memorial to Private Miller
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Memorial to Private Miller by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Memorial to Private Miller
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 7 Jul 2012
The memorial cross erected on the edge of St Paul's graveyard, facing the road, with a gap in the hedge. The inscriptions read, on the shaft of the cross: IN MEMORY OF PRIVATE JAMES MILLER V.C THE KING’S OWN (ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT) DIED FROM WOUNDS ON JULY 30TH 1916 AGED 26 YEARS INTERRED AT RECONDEL FRANCE on the pedestal: STORY OF THE HEROIC DEED ORDERED TO TAKE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE UNDER HEAVY FIRE AND TO BRING BACK A REPLY AT ALL COSTS, PRIVATE MILLER,WHILE CROSSING THE OPEN, WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SHOT THROUGH THE BODY. IN SPITE OF THIS, WITH HEROIC COURAGE AND SELF-SACRIFICE, HE STRUGGLED ON, DELIVERED HIS MESSAGE, STAGGERED BACK WITH THE ANSWER, AND FELL AT THE FEET OF HIS OFFICER. HE GAVE HIS LIFE WITH A SUPREME DEVOTION TO DUTY. and on the base: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.696731
Longitude
-2.559585