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MILES, Thomas Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 529 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Canterbury, New Zealand, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| 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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 529, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 529, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 529, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph and Rebecca Miles of Ashurton, NZ. Brother of John William 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 South Canterbury Infantry, NZ for about 3 years
Apprenticed to T. Potter of Ashburton, NZ