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Miller, Joseph Esmond

Service number:
163133
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Miller participated in the Battle of Arnhem, where, like the overwhelming majority of the medical personnel, he stayed behind, when the Division withdrew to the Allied lines, to care for the wounded who could not be evacuated, and was taken prisoner. He spent the remainder of the war at Stalag IXC, most probably working in the camp hospital there.

19 December, 1940: Lieutenant on Probation - Royal Army Medical Corps
19 March, 1941: Lieutenant
19 December, 1941: Captain
1 September, 1945: permanent commission as Captain
1 September, 1948: Major
8 November, 1958: :Lieutenant-Colonel
1 September, 1963: Colonel
1 march, 1971: Brigadier
4 December, 1973: Acting Major -General on appointment as Director of Medical Services, United Kingdom Land Forces
1 January, 1974: Major-General
21 January, 1976: retirement

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
181 Airlanding Field Ambulance, attached 2nd South Staffordshires
Awarded on:
October 21st, 1943
Citation:
"This officer landed in the sea, swam ashore and took part in the severe fighting on the way to the Battalion locality. During the subsequent fighting Captain Miller carried out his medical work with skill and determination, dealing with a very large number of casualties often under fire.

He inspired all his medical orderlies with his own courage and devotion to duty."
Military Cross (MC)

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