Name
William Alfred Miles (*1)
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
07/11/1915
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Acting Serjeant
1658
Hertfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 (Mons) Star, British War and Victory Medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
Plot IV, Row F, Grace 77.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, Christ Church Memorial, Watford, Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
Son of James and Clara (nee TERRY) MILES.
His parents married 11 May 1883 at St Mary’s, Watford. James died 1936 in Watford aged 74, and was buried 13 March in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Clara died 1943 in the Watford district aged 81, and was buried 30 October, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
William was born 1895 in Watford, and resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 5 he lived in Watford, with his parents and five siblings. On the 1911 Census, employed at Victoria Works aged 15, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and four siblings.
Officially recorded as born, living and enlisted in Watford.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914 Star medals, his qualifying date being 6 November 1914, and died at 5 Field Ambulance of wounds received in action.
Additional Information
There is an article about William in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 4 December 1915. *1 Also recorded as MILLS W in the Borough Roll of Honour. Unfortunately, William’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
