Lieutenant General Charles George Norman Miles, CMG, DSO (10 November 1884 – 18 February 1958), commonly known as C.G.N. Miles, was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War. Miles was Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon from 1935 to 1939 and Adjutant General from 1939 to 1940, before succeeding Lieutenant General Vernon Sturdee as General Officer Commanding Eastern Command in June 1940.[1][2][3]
Charles Miles | |
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 Lieutenant General C.G.N. Miles in 1941 | |
| Born | 10 November 1884 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Died | 18 February 1958 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1904–1941 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Eastern Command (1940–41) Royal Military College, Duntroon (1935–39) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (5) Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class with Swords (Russia) |
References
edit- ^ "Commander for 8th Division". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 June 1940. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "The Australian Army". The West Australian. 19 December 1941. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Bean, C.E.W. (1942). The Australian Imperial Force in France during the Allied Offensive, 1918. Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Vol. VI. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. p. 338.
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