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MILES, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2644 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1915, 10 May 1915 • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 23 Years 11 months. 5' 6", weight 128lbs, Chest measure 33-34 1/2", complexion = dark, hair = brown, eyes = brown, Roman Catholic, Brown mole below navel |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Peritonitis from ruptured Appendix, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 25 September 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Buried unmarked grave A968 Ipswich Cemetery; obituary published Queensland Times 26th Sep 1917 |
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World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2644, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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Middle East Area of Operations Service
| 10 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2644, 1st Pioneer Battalion, 10 May 1915 • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 23 Years 11 months. 5' 6", weight 128lbs, Chest measure 33-34 1/2", complexion = dark, hair = brown, eyes = brown, Roman Catholic, Brown mole below navel |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2644, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' |
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Middle East Area of Operations Service
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2644, Served with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in the Middle East Area of Operations during late 1915. Records indicate service in the Mediterranean theatre, including the period of the Gallipoli operations and subsequent evacuation phase. |
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