Miles, Thomas Alfred (Lieutenant, b.1889 - d.1979), MC Accession Number: 2DRL/0554

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Thomas Alfred Miles, 12 Battalion and 3 Light Trench Mortar Battery. Carbon copies of diaries written in letter form. Covers service from enlistment in August 1914 to return to Australia in February 1919. The diaries contain regular detailed entries. Miles saw active service in Egypt, Gallipoli where he was wounded, and France. Miles was awarded a Military Cross in his actions in operations east of Ypres in September 1917.

Details

Accession Number
2DRL/0554
Maker
Lieutenant Thomas Alfred Miles MC
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914-1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
9
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 419/071/017
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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