Memorial to Private James Miller VC The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Memorial to Private James Miller VC The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

Image: © Alexander P Kapp Taken: 25 Jul 2007

On the base of the memorial is this inscription "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 and deliverer the message, staggered back with the answer and fell at the feet of his officer. He gave his life with a supreme devotion to duty" His body is interred at Recondel, France

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