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Herbert Frederic MILES

Regimental number163
Place of birthDirjabalana, Ceylon
Place of birthDiyatalawa, Ceylon
SchoolState schools in Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria; Devonport High School, Tasmania
Other trainingBusiness College
Age on arrival in Australia5.6
ReligionBaptist
OccupationTelegraph operator
Address21 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabelle Miles, 4 Gladlaton Street, Forrest Hill, Honor Oak Park, London,England
Previous military service64th Infantry; Served as a Lieutenant in the 64th (City of Melbourne) Regiment.
Enlistment date28 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name39th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1918
Place of death or woundingVille-sur-Ancre, France
Age at death23.6
Place of burialMericourt L'Abbe communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Rev. Frederic MILES, D.S.O., O.B.E., and Isabella MILES, Tynte Street, Baptist Church, North Adelaide, South Australia
Family/military connectionsFather: Senior Chaplain F. MILES DSO, OBE
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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