Miles William Arthur Peel Graham was born in Colchester, Essex, on 14 August 1895, the son of Major Henry Graham and his wife Ellen Peel, the great-niece of Sir Robert Peel.
20 Facts About Miles Graham
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Miles Graham had a younger brother, Henry Archibald Roger Graham.
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Miles Graham was educated at Eton and the University of Cambridge.
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Miles Graham served on the Western Front, where he was twice wounded.
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Miles Graham was promoted to temporary lieutenant on 9 November 1914, the substantive rank of lieutenant on 12 January 1915, and acting captain on 10 May 1918.
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Miles Graham was discharged as a captain on 5 March 1919, but was placed on the Regular Army Reserve of Officers.
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On 17 June 1918, Miles Graham married Lady Evelyn Catherine King, the daughter of Lady Edith Anson, the daughter of Thomas Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield, and Major Lionel Fortescue King, 3rd Earl of Lovelace.
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Still a mounted formation, the 1st Cavalry Division moved to Palestine in 1940, and Miles Graham became a staff officer at division headquarters.
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Miles Graham then joined the headquarters of the newly formed Eighth Army, where he served in the Q Branch under the Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General, Brigadier Sir Brian Robertson.
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Robertson and Miles Graham survived the purge of the Eighth Army staff that followed the arrival of Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery as army commander in August 1942.
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Robertson and Miles Graham developed the concept of the Field Maintenance Centre for the support of fast-moving mobile operations.
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Miles Graham succeeded Robertson as chief administrative officer of the Eighth Army, with the rank of brigadier in March 1943, and was mentioned in despatches on 24 June 1943.
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Miles Graham was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 14 October 1943 for his role in the Allied invasion of Sicily.
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Miles Graham was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 29 June 1944, and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 5 July 1945.
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Miles Graham was mentioned in despatches on 9 August 1945, and 4 April 1946.
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Miles Graham received some foreign awards, being made a commander of the United States Legion of Merit on 15 March 1945, and a Knight Grand Officer of the Netherlands Order of Orange Nassau with Swords on 20 January 1947.
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Miles Graham relinquished his commission on 28 March 1946, and was granted the honorary rank of major general.
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Miles Graham served on the Nottinghamshire County Council, and was a Deputy Lieutenant for the county.
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Miles Graham was the Chairman of the UK's leading greyhound company, the Greyhound Racing Association.
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Miles Graham lived at Wiverton Hall in Nottinghamshire, and died at Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, on 8 February 1976.