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Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Easson Miller (1887-1963)
Farmer, soldier. Born at Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland on 19 June 1887, son of Rev. T. E. Miller, he emigrated to Canada and farmed near McAuley. In 1914, at the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, eventually serving as Captain of the 90th Winnipeg Rifles. In December 1917, while serving as a Corporal, he received the Military Medal for holding a position against the Germans for 36 hours with only six men. In the Autumn of 1918, he received the Distinguished Service Order. The citation, as described in “Canadian Daily Record” for 25 October 1918, was as follows:
He returned to Manitoba after the war. He died at the Deer Lodge Hospital on 28 February 1963 and was buried in the military section of Brookside Cemetery. He was survived by a widow and three children. Sources:Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925. Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada. Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 March 1963, page 24. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 15 February 2015
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