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MILES, Raoul Fortescue

Other Name:	Miles, Raoul Frederick - AWM - Embarkation Roll
Service Numbers:	729, 251599
Enlisted:	17 February 1915
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Air Force
Born:	Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia, 29 May 1893
Home Town:	Seaford, Frankston, Victoria
Schooling:	Privately Schooled
Occupation:	Estate Agent & Post Master
Died:	Seaford, Victoria, Australia, 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ringwood District Roll of Honour WW1, Ringwood St. Paul's Anglican Church WWI Honour Board

World War 1 Service

17 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 729, 22nd Infantry Battalion
10 May 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 729, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 729, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade

World War 2 Service

2 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 251599, Called Up under A/F.R. 445 P202/40 02/07/40
31 Jul 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 251599, Royal Australian Air Force

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