| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 2DRL/0554 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 4 wallets: 6cm |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Miles, Thomas Alfred |
| Place made | Australia, Egypt, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1914-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/071/017 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Miles, Thomas Alfred (Lieutenant, b.1889 - d.1979)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 258 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. Lt Miles saw active service in Egypt, Gallipoli where he was wounded, and France. Lt Miles was awarded a Military Cross in his actions in operations east of Ypres in September 1917.