Roderick Bruce Tremayne Miles

Rear-Admiral Roderick Bruce Tremayne Miles (8 June, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Miles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1907.

On 13 December, 1913, Miles was appointed to Woolwich as torpedo officer.

Great War

Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1915, on 22 December he was appointed to Fearless to serve as torpedo officer for the First Destroyer Flotilla. On 4 April, 1916 he married Marjorie Gertrude Sellar in Surrey and he would be discharged from 1 D.F. 6 days later, to Cyclops. He'd become torpedo officer in Shannon for a little under a month in late 1916 and then in Minotaur for three months.

Post-war

Miles was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.

Miles was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.

Miles was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus in August, 1929, and while acting as Captain (D) of the Third Destroyer Flotilla, in command of "A" class destroyers Codrington, Acasta, and Active in 1930 through 1932. On 4 April, 1932, Active and Achates collided and Their Lordships informed Miles that "he must be held very seriously to blame for a grave error of judgment."

Miles was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Alfred H. Taylor	Captain of H.M.S. Vesuvius 12 Mar, 1918 – 26 Sep, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Francis A. W. Buller	Captain of H.M.S. Campbell 26 Sep, 1919 – 14 Jul, 1920	Succeeded by Frank F. Rose
Preceded by Alfred G. Peace	Captain of H.M.S. Hollyhock 12 Jan, 1926 – Jan, 1929	Succeeded by Vessel Decommissioned
Preceded by Henry R. Sawbridge	Captain of H.M.S. Comus 14 Aug, 1929 – 1 May, 1930	Succeeded by John A. V. Morse
Preceded by Cyril G. Sedgwick	Captain of H.M.S. Codrington 21 Jun, 1930 – 12 Mar, 1931	Succeeded by Frederick R. G. Maunsell
Preceded by Cyril G. Sedgwick	Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla 21 Jun, 1930 – 13 Dec, 1932	Succeeded by Geoffrey J. A. Miles
Preceded by Frederick R. G. Maunsell	Captain of H.M.S. Acasta 12 Mar, 1931 – 4 Jul, 1931	Succeeded by Frederick R. G. Maunsell
Preceded by Frederick R. G. Maunsell	Captain of H.M.S. Codrington 4 Jul, 1931 – 2 Mar, 1932	Succeeded by James W. S. Dorling
Preceded by Henry B. Rawlings	Captain of H.M.S. Active 2 Mar, 1932 – Apr, 1932[Inference]	Succeeded by Gerard C. Muirhead-Gould
Preceded by Sir Lionel A. D. Sturdee	Captain of H.M.S. Defiance 13 Dec, 1932 – 7 Aug, 1934	Succeeded by Leonard F. Potter
Preceded by Alfred H. Taylor	Captain of H.M.S. Vernon 8 Aug, 1934 – 6 Sep, 1935	Succeeded by Algernon U. Willis
Preceded by Henry R. Sawbridge	Captain of H.M.S. Renown 19 Dec, 1935 – 31 Aug, 1936	Succeeded by Charles E. B. Simeon
Preceded by Frank Elliott	Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign 31 Aug, 1936 – Jul, 1937	Succeeded by James W. S. Dorling
Preceded by Frederick A. Buckley	Captain of H.M.S. Revenge 1 Jun, 1937 – 3 Jan, 1938	Succeeded by William Frederic Wake-Walker
Preceded by Douglas A. Budgen	Captain of H.M.S. Defiance 4 Jan, 1938 – 9 Jan, 1939	Succeeded by Frederic N. Attwood
Preceded by Frederic N. Attwood	Captain of H.M.S. Defiance 4 Sep, 1939 – 5 Feb, 1946	Succeeded by ?