John Coster MILES

MILES, John Coster

    Service Number: 3416
    Enlisted: 16 February 1917
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Challicum, Buangor, 1880
    Home Town: East Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Soldier
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 26 April 1918
    Cemetery: Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
    XI A 8, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong War Memorial, Geelong East St Matthew's Church Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    16 Feb 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3416, 58th Infantry Battalion
    16 Jul 1917: Involvement Sergeant, 3416, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
    16 Jul 1917: Embarked Sergeant, 3416, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of David and Jessie MILES; husband of Annie MILES, 20 Fenwick Street, Geelong

    Husband of Annie Jane Heyhoe Miles, 3 Loch Street, Geelong East, Victoria

    Previous military service Instructional Staff; Served as a sergeant for many years in the Australian Garrison Artillery, Geelong; was a staff sergeant major for several years in training camps. (details from father)

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