Charles Miles (general)

Charles Miles
Lieutenant General C.G.N. Miles in 1941
Born	(1884-11-10)10 November 1884 Brisbane, Queensland
Died	18 February 1958(1958-02-18) (aged 73)
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	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)

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]

References

1. "Commander for 8th Division". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 June 1940. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
2. "The Australian Army". The West Australian. 19 December 1941. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
3. 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.

Military offices
Preceded by Lieutenant General Vernon Sturdee	General Officer Commanding Eastern Command 1940–1941	Succeeded by Lieutenant General Henry Wynter
Preceded by Colonel John Lavarack	Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon 1935–1939	Succeeded by Brigadier Eric Plant