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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 186

Three: Lieutenant J. Miles, Royal Navy, a Commissioned Gunner

1914-15 Star (J.1699, J. Miles, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Gnr. J. Miles. R.N.), good very fine (3)

John Miles was born at Tottenham on 15 November 1890 and was a railway clerk upon his joining the Royal Navy on 15 November 1908. He joined Cadmus on her recommissioning at Hong Kong on 18 October 1912. She remained on the China Station during the Great War, in November 1914 arriving at Direction Island after the battle between Emden and Sydney to bury the sailors killed in action. Miles remained with her until 10 January 1916 and would have shared in the Singapore Sepoy Mutiny of February 1915, when the crew was involved in capturing the mutineers.

Miles was made Gunner from 7 March 1917 and posted to Oak, for Torpedo duties. He then joined Malaya in February 1918 in an identical posting.

After the Great War, he saw postings aboard Whirlwind, Tower and Tetrach. Having been appointed Lieutenant, Miles was discharged medically unfit on 5 April 1931 and died on 25 April 1946.

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