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Miles was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1907.<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
 
Miles was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1907.<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
  
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Miles was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1915.<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
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On 13 December, 1913, Miles was appointed to {{UK-Woolwich}} as torpedo officer.
  
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On 4 April, 1916 he married Marjorie Gertrude Sellar in Surrey.<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
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==Great War==
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Promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1915, on 22 December he was appointed to {{UK-1Fearless}} to serve as torpedo officer for the {{UK-DF|1}}.  On 4 April, 1916 he married Marjorie Gertrude Sellar in Surrey and he would be discharged from 1 D.F. 6 days later, to {{UK-Cyclops}}.  He'd become torpedo officer in {{UK-Shannon}} for a little under a month in late 1916 and then in {{UK-Minotaur}} for three months.<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
  
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==Post-war==
 
Miles was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
 
Miles was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
  
 
Miles was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1927.<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
 
Miles was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1927.<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
  
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Miles was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} in August, 1929.
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Miles was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} in August, 1929, and while acting as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|3}}, in command of "A" class destroyers [[H.M.S. Codrington (1929)|''Codrington'']], [[H.M.S. Acasta (1929)|''Acasta'']], and [[H.M.S. Active (1929)|''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."<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
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Miles was appointed in command of the {{UK-Revenge|f=t}} in December, 1935.
 
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Miles was appointed in command of the {{UK-Revenge|f=t}} in June, 1937.
 
  
 
Miles was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 January, 1939 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
 
Miles was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 January, 1939 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Miles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 327.</ref>
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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.[1]

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.[2]

Post-war

Miles was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.[3]

Miles was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.[4]

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."[5]

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.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alfred H. Taylor 		Captain of H.M.S. Vesuvius
12 Mar, 1918[7] – 26 Sep, 1919[8] 		Succeeded by
Louis H. B. Bevan
Preceded by
Francis A. W. Buller 		Captain of H.M.S. Campbell
26 Sep, 1919[9] – 14 Jul, 1920[10] 		Succeeded by
Frank F. Rose
Preceded by
Alfred G. Peace 		Captain of H.M.S. Hollyhock
12 Jan, 1926[11][12] – Jan, 1929[13] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Decommissioned
Preceded by
Henry R. Sawbridge 		Captain of H.M.S. Comus
14 Aug, 1929[14] – 1 May, 1930[15] 		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[16] – 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[17][18] – 7 Aug, 1934[19] 		Succeeded by
Leonard F. Potter
Preceded by
Alfred H. Taylor 		Captain of H.M.S. Vernon
8 Aug, 1934[20] – 6 Sep, 1935[21] 		Succeeded by
Algernon U. Willis
Preceded by
Henley D. Nichol 		Captain of H.M.S. Renown
19 Dec, 1935[22] – 31 Aug, 1936[23] 		Succeeded by
Henley D. Nichol
Preceded by
Frank Elliott 		Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign
31 Aug, 1936[24] – Jul, 1937[25] 		Succeeded by
James W. S. Dorling
Preceded by
Frederick A. Buckley 		Captain of H.M.S. Revenge
1 Jun, 1937[26] – 3 Jan, 1938[27] 		Succeeded by
William Frederic Wake-Walker
Preceded by
Douglas A. Budgen 		Captain of H.M.S. Defiance
4 Jan, 1938[28] – 9 Jan, 1939[29] 		Succeeded by
Frederic N. Attwood
Preceded by
Frederic N. Attwood 		Captain of H.M.S. Defiance
4 Sep, 1939[30] – 5 Feb, 1946[31] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  2. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  3. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  4. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  5. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  6. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  7. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  8. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  9. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  10. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 245.
  12. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  13. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  14. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  15. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 214.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 230.
  18. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  19. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  20. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  21. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  22. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  23. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  24. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  25. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 268.
  27. ↑ Superseded that day. Wake-Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/76. 187.
  28. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  29. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  30. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  31. ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.

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