The Story of the Heroic Deed
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Story of the Heroic Deed 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
The Story of the Heroic Deed
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 7 Jul 2012
A closer view of the memorial (Image]) at St Paul's churchyard. The inscription tells us the story of his bravery: 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.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.696731
Longitude
-2.559585