Army veteran's Conspicuous Gallantry Cross to take its place at REME Museum

The medals of a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) veteran, including a Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC), are to be displayed at the REME Museum. 

The CGC was awarded to Corporal Adam Miller for repairing a cargo truck carrying military vehicles, while under heavy enemy fire, in Iraq on 21 May 2007.

Cpl Miller was awarded the CGS in 2008, making him the REME corps' highest-decorated soldier, as no other member has been awarded either the Victoria Cross or the George Cross.

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For his actions on the day, the soldier was described as "displaying icy nerve, professional dedication, and almost suicidal courage in an impossible situation".

Cpl Miller ran 50 metres to reach the Foden (an unprotected soft-skin wheeled recovery truck), dodging a hail of bullets from 75 militia, engaging from 15 to 20 firing points.

The official citation says that for nearly two hours he worked on the truck, "under continuous and heavy fire with bullets striking the road, bridge railings and vehicle he was working on, often only inches from him".

The militia then resorted to firing RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades) and "over 15 minutes, five RPGs detonated on the vehicle, no more than a few feet from Corporal Miller as he worked". 

Cpl Miller, who is now 42, said "After a 24-year career in the REME, it is fantastic that with the assistance of Noonans, my medals will now hang in the Corps Museum alongside my original portrait.

"With the REME Museum so close to where I live, it means I will be able to take my son and family to see the display once it is finished."

Corporal Miller was awarded his CGC by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 4 June 2008.

In December of that year, he was further honoured by the corps of REME with the opening of 'Miller’s Bar' at 6 Close Support Battalion's Tidworth base.

A total of 60 CGCs have been awarded since they were instituted in 1993 following the review of the British Honours System.

They are awarded in recognition of "an act or acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy and his gallantry award ranks second only to the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the face of the enemy".