Arthur Edward Miles

Story:
Arthur Edward Miles was born on 22nd July 1890 at Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of Ernest Edward Miles and Harriet Rebecca Miles (née Nottle). His last local address was Dairy House, North Street, Fontmell Magna, Dorset. He enlisted as a Driver with the Royal Horse Artillery on 24th August 1914 (Service No. 87682). He served with the British Expeditionary Force in France and was finally discharged as unfit on 4th January 1919 suffering from ulcers aggravated by his service. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1915 Star along with Silver Badge No. B77275. He married Dora Lane in 1921 and they went on to have two children. By the 1939 Register he was working as a Registered Poultry Farmer at Amesbury, Wiltshire. He later moved to Ansford, Castle Cary, Somerset, where he died in 1977.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.