Frederick Miller (VC) explained

Frederick Miller
Birth Date:1831 11, df=y
Birth Place:Radway-under-Edge Hill, Warwickshire
Death Place:Cape Town, South Africa
Placeofburial:Garden of Remembrance Observatory
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:Royal Artillery
Battles:Crimean War
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Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Miller VC (10 November 1831 – 17 February 1874) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

Miller was 22 years old, and a lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place at the Battle of Inkerman for which he was awarded the VC.

Further information

He later achieved the rank of lieutenant-colonel. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London.

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