Holmes Miller

Sir Joseph Holmes Miller OBE (12 February 1919 – 6 February 1986) was a notable New Zealand surveyor, Antarctic explorer and conservationist. He was born in Waimate, New Zealand, on 12 February 1919.[1]

Miller with Sir Edmund Hillary (left) and Sir William Appleton (centre) in 1956

In May 1958, Miller was awarded the Polar Medal,[2] and a month later in the 1958 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his role as deputy leader of the New Zealand Trans-Antarctic Expedition.[3] In the 1979 New Year Honours, he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor, for services to the Ross Dependency, conservation and surveying.[4]

The Miller Range in Antarctica is named in his honour.[1]

References
  1. Ormerod, Robin. "Joseph Holmes Miller". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. "Polar Medal" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. No. 31. 22 May 1958. p. 667.
  3. "No. 41406". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1958. p. 3554.
  4. "No. 47725". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 30 December 1978. p. 39.


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