| Surname: | Miles |
| Initials: | F |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/777 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (2a) Balkans, (Gallipoli) 21/3/1915 to 22/8/15 . He was born in Twickenham, Middlesex and enlisted in the 2 Dragoons, Royal Scots Greys, No. 2205 age 19 years, 21/3/85 age 19 years, Occupation Groom. Served home 21/3/85 to 8/12/86 discharged at own request on payment of £18.00. He re enlisted in the MMP 4/1/15 age 45 years, occupation Decorator, home address: 66 Cedar Road, Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire. Served Home 4/1/1915 to 20/3/1915, Med Exp Force 21/3/1915 to 22/8/1915, Home 23/8/1915 to 19/3/1916, discharged no longer physically fit for war service. Suffering from Neurasthenia and tachycardia. Info from Pension Index Cards:- Miles, Case 119, Mrs Margaret, 82 Corporation Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, P/777, Pte, Frank Miles, MMP. Also:- Miles, Frank, MMP, P/777, SFJ.35, 68483, DM.85818. File destroyed 4/10/27. Also W1. WFJ.290, Case No. 119. Miles, Frank, P/777 MMP, Pte, DIED 2/7/20, widow Margaret, 82 Corporation Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 6/9/20 widow awarded £5 grant, case opened on form 45, 31/7/20, A & R 19, 5/11/20. Frank Miles. Extract from the Leeds Mercury 10 June 1915. FINE WORK IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTIES. Corporal Frank Miles, of the Military Mounted Police, on the Gallipoli Peninsular, writing to a friend at Bramley, says:- "We had a very stiff job, as the Turks were very strongly entrenched on both the beach and cliffs, but our fellows went at them like mad horses and eventually drove them inland. They made a very determined attempt to capture the lost ground, but we successfully held them at bay and a very good job we did so, as it was a case of being between the devil and the deep blue sea. Since then we have been gradually working our way forward, although we have had one or tow very hard battles, but there has been a continuous bombardment on both sides and as I write shrapnel bullets are flying around." |
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| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/2 Sept. 19, 1916) |
| Citation: | Badge No. 52446. Enlisted 4/1/1915, discharged 19/3/1916. Sickness para 392 (xvi), no longer physically fit for war service. Served abroad. |