Regimental number | 163 |
Place of birth | Dirjabalana, Ceylon |
Place of birth | Diyatalawa, Ceylon |
School | State schools in Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria; Devonport High School, Tasmania |
Other training | Business College |
Age on arrival in Australia | 5.6 |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Telegraph operator |
Address | 21 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabelle Miles, 4 Gladlaton Street, Forrest Hill, Honor Oak Park, London,England |
Previous military service | 64th Infantry; Served as a Lieutenant in the 64th (City of Melbourne) Regiment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ville-sur-Ancre, France |
Age at death | 23.6 |
Place of burial | Mericourt 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 connections | Father: Senior Chaplain F. MILES DSO, OBE |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |