World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Canada, he received the award posthumously on October 26, 1918 for his actions as a corporal in the 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on August 6, 1918 at the Battle of Amiens, near Demuin, France, at the start of the Hundred Days Offensive near the end of World War I. Born near Cedar Springs, Ontario, Canada, he became a farmer after attending Highgate School in Ontario. In November 1915 he enlisted in the 142nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was transferred to the 161st (Huron) Battalion. In October 1916 he was promoted to the rank of lance corporal and the following month he was sent to England for training. In November 1916 he was sent to the Western Front in France with the 58th Battalion and the following year he was engaged in combat in the St. Emile sector between Hazebrouck and Lens, France. In January 1918 he was promoted to the rank of corporal and the following August found him on the battlefield at the Battle of Aimes where he was killed in combat at the age of 27. In addition to the Victoria Cross, he received the French Croix de Guerre, the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal (1914-20, with mentioned in despatches emblem). His Victoria Cross citation reads: For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack, when despite severe wounds he refused to withdraw. He rushed an enemy machine-gun post single-handed, killed the entire crew and turned the gun on the enemy. Later, with two others, he attacked another enemy machine-gun post, and succeeded in putting the gun out of action. Cpl. Miner then rushed single-handed an enemy bombing post, bayoneting two of the garrison and putting the remainder to flight. He was mortally wounded in the performance of this gallant deed." His Victoria Cross and other medals are on display at the Huron County Museum in Goderich, Ontario, Canada.