Brigadier

Reginald Miles

CBE, DSO and Bar, MC, MiD (WW1), MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

M.C. (Greece). Son of William Miles and of Mary Margaret Miles (nee Restell); husband of Rosaline Georgette Miles, of Auckland City, New Zealand. Also served in the 1914-18 War.

References:
  • CWGC
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
Reginald Miles
Rank: 
Brigadier
Date of Birth:
10 December 1892
Place of Birth:
CAN, Springston,
Next of Kin: 
William Miles, 46 Beresford Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand|Miss D.E. Miles (daughter), Nurses' Home, Public Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
46 Beresford Street, Christchurch, New Zealand|C/o Messrs Rudd & Harland, Solicitors, 4A Wyndham Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Regular soldier|Army Officer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Suicide
Date of Death:
20 October 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
50
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

2nd Reinforcements
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Unknown
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Unknown
Vessels:

Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Unknown Transport
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt (28 January 1915)
United Kingdom

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Niche No. 894.
Cemetery Location: 
Spain
Reginald Miles
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