Corporal

Owen William Miles

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Patrick and Alice Constance Miles, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
  • Llewellyn (1949)
  • WW2 RoH
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Five Forks War Memorial
Owen Miles

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Miles Cardale
Relationship to casualty: Nephew
Owen Miles was my Uncle and my hero when growing up in the 50's and 60's. His death was a real tragedy for the family. especially his mother Alice (nee Long) who lost two brothers (Gallipo... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
42100
Name:
Owen William Miles
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
16 December 1911
Place of Birth:
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr W Miles (father), 21 Pitt Street, Dunedin
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
Five Forks, RD, Dunedin
Place of Enlistment: 
Oamaru, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
School Teacher
Employer:
Principal, Five Forks Primary School
Unit:
New Zealand Army Service Corps, 1 Ammunition Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
14 July 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVIII. F. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Owen William Miles
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