Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. J. Hillman-Miller) extremely fine £80-100

James Hillman-Miller, Lieutenant, South Wales Borderers, was educated at Christ’s Hospital. His membership of the Stock Exchange dated from 1904. On the outbreak of war he applied for a commission and was gazetted to the 4th Battalion of the South Wales Borderers. After a few months training at home, he went with his battalion to Gallipoli in June 1915. He was killed on the morning of 9 August within a few weeks of coming under fire. He was married in 1899 to Phoebe, the youngest daughter of William Maclachan, by whom he had one son. Sold with memorial entry and portrait photograph in uniform from Stockbrokers at War.