Service Details
Name:
 MILES
Given Name:
 HORACE C
Initials:
 H C
Service No:
 213744
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Engineer Corps
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Date of Death:
 1942-11-23
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Age:
 54
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds
Decorations:
 M C and bar
Citations:
 MC LG Sup 26 November 1917 pg. 12320 - "For gallantry and distinguished service in the field"; Bar to MC LG Sup 16 Sept 1918 pg. 10898 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During a personal reconnaissance in daylight he noted a place obviously occupied by the enemy at night. That night he organised and led a fighting patrol with skill and daring, capturing a prisoner and directing the fight till severely wounded."
Additional
Information:
Son of Ann Miles, of High Street, Wales. Husband of Jetta Mary Miles, of Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa. Born London, England. A journalist.
Commemoration
Country:
 Libya
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Cemetery:
 BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 6. A. 14.

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