Eric Grant Miles

Major-General Eric Grant Miles CB DSO MC (1891–1977) served as an officer with the British Army during World War II.

Military career
Miles was commissioned into the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1911. He served in World War I becoming a General Staff Officer with the British Expeditionary Force in 1915 and then becoming Brigade Major for 54th Infantry Brigade in 1916.

After the War he became a General Staff Officer in the Schleswig Plebiscite Area of Germany and then took a similar role at the War Office in 1923 before become Brigade Major for the Shanghai Defence Force in 1927. He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment in 1936 before becoming a General Staff Officer at Malaya Command in 1938.

He served in World War II and as part of the British Expeditionary Force and commanded the 126th Brigade, part of the British 42nd Infantry Division, during the Battle of France.

From 1941 he commanded the 56th Infantry Division. As part of the British 10th Army, his division was stationed in Persia in 1942. At that time, the British 10th Army was part Paiforce (formerly Iraqforce) under the Persia and Iraq Command. He was wounded in 1943 and returned to the United Kingdom. Later in 1943 he became General Officer Commanding Kent and South East Districts and in September 1944 he took over as GOC South Eastern Command. He retired in 1946.