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15317   Private William J Miller
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Dated added: 30/12/2015   Last updated: 01/05/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers (British Army)
Died: 08/08/1917 (Killed in Action)
Age:
Summary      
William Miller was born and lived in Pomeroy. He was killed in action during the Third Battle of Ypres, on 8th August 1917. There is no known grave and William is commemorated on panel 42 on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), Belgium.
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Cemetery Details
Cemetery: Menin Gate
  Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen
Grave Ref: Panel 42
CWGC Casualty 906875
Summary      
Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.
Local Institute / Local Book Details

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1 Cookstown War Dead Book WW1 214
References and Links
No Link Reference Map Doc
1 National Archives UK Medal card can be purchased here
Cookstown District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2010-2023