Studio portrait of 1067 Private (Pte) Donovan James Miller, 16 Battalion who was a 23 year old ...

Studio portrait of 1067 Private (Pte) Donovan James Miller, 16 Battalion who was a 23 year old clerk from Burnside, South Australia when he enlisted on 14 September 1914. He embarked for overseas from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ceramic and proceeded to Egypt arriving in early February 1915. The 16th Battalion landed at Anzac late in the afternoon of 25 April 1915 and a week later was thrown into the attack on Bloody Angle suffering many casualties. Pte Miller was wounded in action at Gallipoli on 3 May 1915 and evacuated to a hospital at Tanta, 94 kilometres north of Cairo, Egypt. He died of his wounds on 29 May 1915 and was buried at the Presbyterian Cemetery, Tanta. His mother travelled to Egypt in early 1916 to visit his grave and meet with the staff at the Tanta hospital. After the war, Pte Miller's remains were moved to the Chatby War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. One of 131 photographs displayed on an honour board showing members of the Adelaide Rowing Club who enlisted for active service in the First World War. The original is held by the Adelaide Rowing Club who kindly loaned the board to the Australian War Memorial for copying.