James Miller
Conductor, Bengal Ordnance Depot
- Register No.
- 870 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Conductor (register: Private) all Conductors →
- Unit
- Bengal Ordnance Depot all Bengal Ordnance Depot VCs →
- Date of action
- 28 October 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- the 25th February, 1862 on this day → all of 1862 →
- Born
- in 1820 at Glasgow
- Died
- 12th June 1892 at Simla, India
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
At great personal risk on the 28th October 1857, he went to the assistance of Lieutenant Glubb of the 38th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry, who was wounded, and carried him out of the action. Conductor Miller was subsequently wounded himself. The attack was against rebels who had taken up their position in a Serai at Futtehpore Sikra
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MILLER, James. (reg No. 870).
Conductor. Bengal Ordnance Depot.
London Gazetted on the 25th February, 1862.
Born in 1820 at Glasgow.
Died on 12th June 1892 at Simla, India.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: At great personal risk on the 28th October 1857, he went to the assistance of Lieutenant Glubb of the 38th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry, who was wounded, and carried him out of the action. Conductor Miller was subsequently wounded himself. The attack was against rebels who had taken up their position in a Serai at Futtehpore Sikra.
Additional information:. At the time of this action, he was attached to a detachment of troops commanded by Colonel Cotton CB.,.employed with heavy howitzers and ordnance stores,
Additional information
At the time of this action, he was attached to a detachment of troops commanded by Colonel Cotton CB.,.employed with heavy howitzers and ordnance stores,
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