We remember William Robert Miles

We remember William Robert Miles

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Timeline

Timeline

1884
birth St Mildred's, Kent United Kingdom Source:9286409 1884
1899
location Relief of Ladysmith South Africa military residence address Source:9286423 1st December 1899 - 21st December 1900
1901
service British Army Private 18820 Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) 1st Battalion Militia Source:9286423 21st December 1901
1901
enlistment Woolwich United Kingdom Source:9286423 24th December 1901
1901
location Woolwich Royal Artillery Barracks United Kingdom military residence address Source:9286423 24th December 1901 - 10th January 1902
1902
service British Army Acting Bombardier 18820 Royal Artillery 64th Battery Source:9286423 7th April 1902 - 18th August 1902
1902
service British Army Gunner 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 18th August 1902 - 1st August 1904
1904
service British Army Acting Bombardier 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 1st August 1904 - 30th June 1905
1905
service British Army Gunner 18820 Royal Artillery 64th Battery Source:9286423 30th June 1905 - 8th August 1908
1908
location Bareilly United Provinces India military residence address Source:9286423 6th February 1908 - 16th October 1914
1908
service British Army Paid Acting-Bombardier 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 8th August 1908 - 16th November 1909
1909
service British Army Bombardier 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 16th November 1909 - 1st January 1913
1913
service British Army Corporal 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 1st January 1913 - 27th November 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9286423 17th October 1914 - 13th April 1918
1914
service British Army Gunner 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 28th November 1914 - 20th March 1916
1916
service British Army Acting Bombardier (Paid) 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 20th March 1916 - 28th June 1916
1916
service British Army Paid/Acting/Bombardier 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 28th June 1916 - 17th January 1917
1917
service British Army Acting Bombardier 18820 Royal Artillery attached to Royal Engineers No 1 Field Survey Company, RE Source:9286423 17th January 1917 - 8th May 1917
1917
service British Army Acting Bombardier 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 8th May 1917 - 30th May 1917
1917
service British Army Bombardier/Acting/Paid 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 30th May 1917 - 11th June 1917
1917
service British Army Acting Bombardier 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 11th June 1917 - 17th June 1917
1917
service British Army Bombardier/Acting/Paid 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 17th June 1917 - 12th August 1917
1917
service British Army Bombardier 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 12th August 1917 - 25th October 1917
1917
service British Army Acting Corporal 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 25th October 1917 - 2nd November 1917
1917
service British Army Corporal 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Source:9286423 2nd November 1917 - 3rd June 1918
1918
service British Army Corporal 18820 Reserve Brigade, Royal Artillery 68th Battery Source:9286423 3rd June 1918 - 9th October 1918
1918
service British Army Signals Corporal 18820 Reserve Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Force) 6th Battery Source:9286423 9th October 1918 - 4th June 1919
1919
marriage Florence Ingle How Source:9286423 19th February 1919
1919
service British Army Signals Corporal 18820 4 Reserve Brigade, Royal Artillery 4 Battery Source:9286423 4th June 1919 - 4th September 1919
1919
service British Army Signals Corporal 18820 Royal Artillery Dispersal Centre Purfleet Source:9286423 4th September 1919 - 5th September 1919
1919
service British Army Sergeant 18820 8 Brigade, Royal Artillery 155 Battery Source:9286423 5th September 1919 - 4th November 1919
1919
service British Army Corporal 18820 8 Brigade, Royal Artillery 155th Battery Source:9286423 4th November 1919 - 3rd January 1920
1920
service British Army Acting Sergeant 18820 8 Brigade, Royal Artillery 155th Battery Source:9286423 3rd January 1920 - 3rd March 1920
1920
service British Army Transport Sergeant 18820 Royal Artillery "X" Source:9286423 3rd March 1920 - 24th April 1920
service British Army Gunner 768 Royal Field Artillery Transport Source:3031210
service British Army Temporary Captain Royal Artillery Source:3031210
location military residence address Source:9286423
1955
death Not War Related Aged 71 Greenwich, London United Kingdom Source:9286415 1955

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Robert
Initials WR
Last Name Miles
Source 9286415
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Bareilly United Provinces India military residence address 6th February 1908 - 16th October 1914
Relief of Ladysmith South Africa military residence address 1st December 1899 - 21st December 1900
Woolwich Royal Artillery Barracks United Kingdom military residence address 24th December 1901 - 10th January 1902
military residence address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 768 Royal Field Artillery Transport Gunner
British Army Royal Artillery Temporary Captain
British Army 18820 Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) 1st Battalion Militia Private
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Gunner
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Acting Bombardier
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Paid Acting-Bombardier
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Bombardier
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Corporal
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Gunner
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Acting Bombardier (Paid)
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Paid/Acting/Bombardier
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery attached to Royal Engineers No 1 Field Survey Company, RE Acting Bombardier
British Army 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Acting Bombardier
British Army 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Bombardier/Acting/Paid
British Army 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Acting Bombardier
British Army 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Bombardier/Acting/Paid
British Army 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Bombardier
British Army 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Acting Corporal
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 64th Battery Gunner
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery 64th Battery Acting Bombardier
British Army 18820 Reserve Brigade, Royal Artillery 68th Battery Corporal
British Army 18820 Reserve Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Force) 6th Battery Signals Corporal
British Army 18820 4 Reserve Brigade, Royal Artillery 4 Battery Signals Corporal
British Army 18820 5 Brigade, Royal Artillery 73rd Battery Corporal
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery Dispersal Centre Purfleet Signals Corporal
British Army 18820 8 Brigade, Royal Artillery 155 Battery Sergeant
British Army 18820 8 Brigade, Royal Artillery 155th Battery Corporal
British Army 18820 8 Brigade, Royal Artillery 155th Battery Acting Sergeant
British Army 18820 Royal Artillery "X" Transport Sergeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Florence Ingle How wife 19th February 1919

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1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith133517
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Keith133517
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