Reginald Miles Military person
Brigadier Reginald Miles, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (10 December 1892 – 20 October 1943) was a professional soldier in the New Zealand Military Forces who served during the First and Second World Wars.Born in 1892, he was a New Zealand entrant into the Australian Royal Military College, from which he graduated in 1914. He served as an artillery officer in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his actions during the Spring Offensive. He remained in the military after the war, holding various artillery commands for the next several years. When the Second World War broke out, he was the Quartermaster General of the New Zealand Military Forces. In 1940, he was seconded to the 2nd New Zealand Division as its commander of artillery. He served during the Battle of Greece and later during Operation Crusader in North Africa. He was captured during fighting near Tobruk in late 1941. He was held in a prisoner of war camp in Italy but, with five other officers including fellow New Zealander James Hargest, escaped in April 1943. He had made his way to Spain when, overcome with depression, he committed suicide in October 1943.
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