Regimental number | 319 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Summerfield, Victoria |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, John Miles, Prairie via Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Able Bodied Driver |
Unit name | 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | MIS34.12.1.RANBT1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 348 Able Bodied Driver Walter MILES, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train; returned to Australia, 12 May 1919; Cousins: 2455 Pte Alfred Edgar MILES, 60th Bn, 5th Reinforcement, killed in action 29 September 1918, France; 3863 Pte William Luke MILES MM, 21st Bn, 9th Reinforcement, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919.~ |
Other details | Promoted to Farrier Sergeant 4th Divisional Artillery Column, 27 May 1917. Manufacturer of Summerfield, Vic. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Cremated at Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales |