Clarence Walter MILEY

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MILEY, Clarence Walter

Service Number:	276
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Alexandria, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Alexandria Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed in action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 30 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 23, 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

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 276, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 276, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 276, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John and Isabella Miley of 206 Mitchell Road, Alexandria, NSW

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

Also served in the Eskerville Cadets for 2 years

Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Clarence was educated at Alexandria Superior Public School and he was working as a carter at Maker’s Dairy in Alexandria just before he enlisted. Known as ‘Dick’ Miley to his family and friends, he was an original member of the 4th Battalion and went away with the first contingent. He was killed in the first few days of fighting following the landing at Anzac Cove, and a note in his service file says he was buried in Shrapnel Gully. His grave was lost after the war.

His older brother, 4184 Pte. John William Miley 5th Australian Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, was killed in action on 2 September 1918, aged 28.

Another brother, 6862 Pte. Phillip Miley 35th Battalion was returned to Australia with ‘effort syndrome’ in July 1918.

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