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James Miller (other)
James Miller may refer to: Military *James Miller (VC 1857) (1820–1892), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1857 * James Miller (Medal of Honor) (1836–1914), United States Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * Sir James Percy Miller, 2nd Baronet (1864–1906), British soldier and racehorse owner *James Miller (VC 1916) (1890–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1916 *James Blake Miller (born 1984), U.S. Iraq War veteran, known as "the Marlboro Man" *James Miller (general) (1776–1851), United States Army general and 1st governor of Arkansas Territory Politics and government *James Miller (Newark politician), mayor of Newark, New Jersey 1838–1840 and 1848–1851 * James F. Miller, mayor of New Orleans 1863–1864 *James Francis Miller (1830–1902), U.S. Representative from Texas * James Andrews Miller (1839–1886), Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Manitoba *James Hughes Miller (1843-1890), Illinois legislator *James Monroe Miller (1852†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Miller (VC 1857)
Major James William Miller VC (5 May 1820 – 12 June 1892) was a Scottish 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 about 37 years old, and a conductor in the Bengal Ordnance Depot, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 28 October 1857 near Agra for which he was awarded the VC: The VC award was gazetted on 25 February 1862, after a delay in obtaining the application for the medal from his senior officers. He later achieved the rank of lieutenant, retired from the Gun Carriage Agency on 10 August 1882 as an honorary major, and died in Simla on 12 June 1892. References *''Monuments to Courage'' (David Harvey, 1999) *''The Register of the Victoria Cross'' (This England, 1997) *''Scotland's Forgotten Valour ''Scotland's Forgotten Valour'' is a 1995 book by Graham Ross, published by MacLean Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
