Agnes Marion* Armit (b: 10 Mar 1928 in Timaru to parents Mary and Andrew Armit; she d: 27 Oct 2018 in Timaru; 05 Nov 2018 Crem: Timaru Cem.)

Frank Miller - Serviceman WW2 No 619160. Served Army- He enlisted 2NZEF 1943; a farm labourer, at Ranfurly, Otago and embarked 1st July with the 2nd NZ Expeditionary Force

Agnes mar: 27 Mar 1948 at Timaru to Frank Ewald Miller (b: 10 Jul 1922 in Christchurch. he d: 02 Sep 1985 in Timaru; 15 Oct 1985; Crem: Timaru Cem.)

i Judith Marion Miller b: Timaru Mar: Timaru to Ashley William Fitzgerald b: Timaru

Ashley and Judith's family:

a Natasha Anne Fitzgerald b: Timaru where she mar: Aaron Peter Jost (b:Temuka) Their dau: is Waverly Mae Jost b: in Sydney

b Dylan Craig Fitzgerald b: Timaru; mar: in Christchurch to Angela Lee Gabities b: Timaru ; Their 2 daus. Mally Jane and Rebecca Grace Fitzgerald were b: in Christchurch.

ii Shirly Irene Miller b: Timaru mar: in Southport, Australia to Giuseppe (Joe) Finocchiaro ( b: Home Hill, Australia) They have 2 daus;

a Nicole Therese Finocchiaro b: Southport, Australia mar: in Cook Island to Kumar Somasekaran b: Brisbane, Australia - their sons b: in Brisbane are Isaac Joseph Somasekaran and Noah Daniel Somasekaran

b Loretta Irene Finocchiaro b: Southport, Australia; Mar: Mooloolaba, Australia to Joshua Robert Benjamin Symonds b: Cairns - their dau: is Madeline Louise Symonds b: in Brisbane, Australia

iii Neville Frank Miller b: in Timaru mar: Rina Pease b: in Indonesia Their daughter was

a Kristal Marion Pease (b: 13 Nov 1981 in Eden, Australia; d: 31 Mar 2001 in Eden, Australia) mar: Rina b: in Indinesa - 2 Indinesian b: daus are Krisma Rina and Christina Rina

iv Gilbert Andrew Miller b: Timaru where he mar: Raewyn Mary McCaughan b: Timaru

Their 3 children are

a Andrew Stewart Miller b: Brisbane, Australia mar Lauren Adele Archer - their dau: Malachi Archer b: in Brisbane, Australia

b Jacob Leslie Miller b: Brisbane, Australia where he mar: Olivia Anne Powis b:Brisbane, Australia. They have 2 children: Thomas James Miller and Rose Mary Miller b: in Brisbane, Australia

c Abigail Mary Miller b: Brisbane, Australia mar: to Jeremy Aaron Jordon Jevtic

v Grant Ewald Miller b: Timaru where he mar: Maureen Mary Courtney b: Timaru.

They have 4 children: are Kala Rose Miller ; Morgan James Miller ; Sophia Grace Miller and Cloe Courtney Miller

Frank's grandfather was Rudolf Charles Albert Miller (b: 09 Dec 1857 in New York, USA; occ: basketmaker at Invercargill / Miner; he d: 2 Apr 1920 at Pahia) Frank's grandmother was Jessie Irvine Montgomery Perkins (b: 1863; she mar: 5th May 1886 at Invercargill (their marriage was annuled 1903); she d: 12 Jul 1934 at Auckland )

They had 13 children :

... 1 Henry Rynold Miller b: 29 Apr 1887 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 29 Jun 1968 in Kaikoura, Canterbury

... 2 Edna Ena Miller b: 05 Apr 1888 in Invercargill, Southland ; d: 01 Sep 1959 in Perth, Western Australia

... 3 Charles Albert Miller b: 03 May 1889 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 14 Jun 1965 in Lower Hutt Wgtn

... 4 Jessie Bertha Miller b: 1890 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 1891 in Invercargill, Southland

... 5 Jessie Violet Minnie Miller b: 03 Feb 1892 in Invercargill; d: 25 Jan 1981 in Invercargill, Southland

... 6 Irene Irvine Amanda Miller b: 12 Apr 1893 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 15 Apr 1969 in Auckland

... 7 Franz (Frank) Ewald Miller b: 14 Oct 1894 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 30 Jul 1988 in Nelson

... 8 Bertha Elizabeth Miller b: 18 Mar 1896 in Invercargill, Southland Died: 18 Aug 1989 in Dunedin

... 9 William Arthur Miller b: 1897 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 1918

... 10 Victor Montgomery Miller b: 05 Nov 1898 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 24 Feb 1966 in Christchurch 29Y

... 11 Grace Narina Miller b: 23 Apr 1900 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 21 Feb 1960 in Lower Hutt Wgtn

... 12 Mabel Matilda Miller b: 30 Jul 1901 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 01 Aug 1975 in Timaru

... 13 Muriel Adele Miller b: 1902;d: 1921

Rudolf Charles Miller

Jessie Ivin Perkins

Frank's father was Franz (Frank) Ewald Miller (b: 14 Oct 1894 in Invercargill, Southland; d: 30 Jul 1988 in Nelson, NZ). He mar: 14 Dec 1921 to Florence Robina Wills (b: 19 Mar 1898; d: 04 May 1994 in Nelson)

War World War I Serviceman Frank Ewald Miller 1914-1918 Serial No. 9/163
First Known Rank Trooper - Next of Kin Charley Miller (his brother) Invercargill, New Zealand
Marital Status Single, his place of Enlistment was at Tuturau, Military District Otago
Body on Embarkation Main Body - t Otago Mounted Rifles
Embarkation Date 16 October 1914 from Port Chalmers, New Zealand on Transport HMNZT 5 HMNZT 9 for Suez, Egypt

His siblings were: Clarence Richard (Dick) Miller; William (Bill) Miller; Kenneth (Ken) Miller; and Kathleen (Kath) Florence Miller

A big thank you to Shirly who has shared her wonderful Armit/Miller photos and details of her family ! To contact Shirly Click to email
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