Charles William Miles
Memorial: Acton Turville - St Mary's Church
Regiment: Royal Horse and Field Artillery
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Gunner 651526
Parents: Charles and Alice Keturah Maria Miles
Home address: Acton Turville
Pre-war occupation: General Labourer
Date of birth: 1897
Place of birth: Acton Turville
Date of death: 26/09/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Commemorated on Acton Turville Memorial and Yate Hospital Memorial Board
Age: 20
Further information:
Charles was born at Acton Turville, the son of a Railway labourer and the eldest child of three children with a younger brother and sister. His mother died when he was aged 12 and in 1911 Charles was living with his father and siblings at his grandfather's house and was already employed as a labourer at the age of 13.
Charles served with "A" Battery. 162nd Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery. Charles was wounded in France whilst serving on the Western Front and was awarded a wound stripe in May 1918. He was killed in action during The Hundred Days Offensive (8 August to 11 November 1918) which was a decisive allied victory bringing about the end of the war but resulted in over a million allied casualties.
Charles William Miles is buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Commemorated on Acton Turville Memorial and Yate Hospital Memorial Board.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/