Eric Grant Miles
| Eric Grant Miles | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Miles the soldier" |
| Born | 11 August 1891 |
| Died | 3 November 1977 (aged 86) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1911–1946 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | King's Own Scottish Borderers |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment 126th Infantry Brigade 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division 56th (London) Infantry Division South-Eastern Command |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Major General Eric Grant Miles CB DSO MC (11 August 1891 – 3 November 1977) was a senior British Army officer who saw active service during both World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 126th Infantry Brigade in the Battle of France and the 56th (London) Infantry Division in the final stages of the campaign in Tunisia.
Miles was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1911.
He served in World War I, originally with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). The following year he was awarded the Military Cross and became a General Staff Officer (GSO) with the BEF. He became a brigade major for the 54th Brigade in 1916. He ended the war a brevet major, and, having been wounded, had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order, the Military Cross and mentioned in despatches five times.
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