MILES, Arthur William Henry
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Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Service:
Army
Service Number:
6895610
P.O.W. number:
83696
Born:
Friday, January 30, 1920
Birthplace:
Westminster, Middlesex
Died :
Friday, December 1, 2000
Place died or last resided:
Ayrshire
Age:
80
After volunteering for special service served in No.8 Commando before No.3 Commando.
14 July 1943 Sergeant, 5 Troop, No.3 Commando reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations in Sicily (3 Commando Bridge) later confirmed prisoner of war.
1949 Police Constable residing Prestwick, Ayrshire.
1969 Police Inspector at Saltcoats, Ayrshire.
Member of the Commando Association from Largs, Ayrshire.
Sources
German Record Cards of British PoWs / National Archives file WO416/254/519.
WW2 Medal Cards Index.
Commando Association newsletter 49 (1969) and Obituaries in newsletter 112 (2001).
Plaque at the Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge.
Baptismal Records, City of Westminster Archives Centre (FMP).
Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Kilmarnock (FMP).
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