He immediately volunteered for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force ( NZEF ) and was posted to the Canterbury Infantry Battalion .
A highly rated student , Miles was in the final year of his cadetship at Duntroon when the First World War broke out .
Miles immediately volunteered for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force ( NZEF ) and was posted to the Canterbury Infantry Battalion .
A highly rated student , Miles was in the final year of his cadetship at Duntroon when the First World War broke out .