Hi Janet,
I don't know if you have their death info, so if not - Here is a link to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission - you can enter the name of a soldier and find their info.
http://www.cwgc.org/I tried looking for your MILES men with death years as you have and found
Horace Miles, age 26, corporal, Royal Engineers, 179th Tunnelling Coy. Q. 111. F. 8
died May 20, 1918 - buried St. Sever cemetery, Extension, Rouen - son of Alfred and Akniria Miles of Mop End, Amersham, Bucks.
Does that seem to be right fellow?
There are several John Miles men who died in 1916 and about right age, so you would need to look at them all. Not many show parent's names
Same for Charles
and note spelling of his name in the record -
Sydney George Miles age 41, private, Oxford and Bucks Light infantry, 1st/1st Bucks.Bn.
died June 15, 1918, buried Boscon British Cemetery, son of Annie and William Miles, Venn Street, Amersham, Bucks.
OK since Horace and Sydney seem to be right ages and since both were from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England I looked to see if any John or Charles are shown as from there as well - also I took a look at the 1911 census and see and Charles born about 1889 and a John about 1894, both with parents John and Georgina
is that right? But I see in the census for 1911 that John and Georgina were married for 2 years, so she would not be the mother to these boys.
There is a John Miles, age 22, private, Coldstream Guards 1st Bn., died Sept. 15, 1916, buried Thiepval Memorial, son of John Miles of Shinfield Beach Rd. Holmer Green, High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
1911 census I mention above has them living at Holmer Green
Charles Miles, age 28, private, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1st/8th Bn. died July 27, 1916 , buried Thiepval Memorial, son of John Miles of Spinfield Beach Rd.. Holmer Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
so these all seem to match with names and ages and dates you have, so hope they are the right ones.
also, you can download a certificate for each of them. I downloaded one so I could see what it includes and it is really nice, has all the info as well as an image of the cemetery. Also includes their soldier id #
as to their service records I took a look at ancestry to see what they have - there are several databases including on that is pretty interesting. It is UK army registers of soldier’s effects 1901-1929
Sidney George Miles 1/1 Bucks. Bn. Oxf. & Buxks. – private Reg. # 33679 – date and place of death June 15, 1918 – Italy, in action
It them lists widow Sarah E. daughter Ruby L. son Sidney C.
Horace Miles, Royal engineers, died May 20, 1918 Gen. hospital, Tavistock Square and lists father Alfred – but all of the entry has lines through it so hard to read and a stamp at bottom with writing saying transferred to and some numbers.
I found the second entry and it says Horace Miles Reg. # 157701, dies May 20, 1918, then shows transfer of info and again lists Father Alfred
John Miles, Cold Gds. , Reg. # 16566, died Sept. 15, 1916 France, Machton, Fa. & res. Leg. John . I’m guessing that means father John
Charles Miles, 8th Bn. R. Warwick. Pte. Reg. # 306545 – late 4736, died July 27, 1916 France, death presumed, Fa. John
In the WW1 medal rolls cards 1914-1920
Sidney G. Miles Reg.# 33679,41297 received both the Victory medal and the British medal
John Reg. 16566 received both the Victory medal and the British medal
Horace, Reg. 157701, received both the Victory and the British medal
Charles Reg. 306545, received both the Victory medal and the British medal
So all of them earned both those medals
Its very odd but for some reason I cannot find any of them listed in the British Army service records 1914-1920 – they should all be there????
Let me know if these are the right fellows and I'll look a bit more for service records.
Carolyn