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MCMILES, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6927 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, New South Wales, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | Liverpool, New South Wales, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Liverpool (Ford) Roman Catholic Cemetery General Portion, Row E Grave 35 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6927, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6927, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 9 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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17 Battalion
Rank - Private
19 October 1918 Returned to Australia on board Sardinia D24
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Gave evidence at an inquiry into the misconduct, food problems and accommodation issues on board Sardinia
Occupations - Clerk, Teacher, Painter
Husband of Mary Lilian McMiles, Macquarie Street, Liverpool, New South Wales (secppnd wife). First wife was Annie nee Donnelly who died in 1904. They had a daughter. From Robert's second marriage there were three sons