John William MILES

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MILES, John William

Service Number:	530
Enlisted:	28 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Christchurch, New Zealand, 1880
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 18, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 530, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 530, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 530, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Joseph and Rebecca Miles of Ashurton, NZ. Brother of Thomas Richard Miles who was killed in action on the 2 May 1915 while serving with the 2nd Battalion and has no known grave. Name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 18. Also brother of W Miles of Taumarunai, North Island, NZ and Mrs A. Waardell of Ashburton, NZ

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Territorials

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