Claim: Geoffrey Audley Miles joined the Royal Navy in 1905 as a Midshipman specializing as a navigation officer.
Evidence: He was educated at Bedford School, aboard HMS Britannia, and joined the Royal Navy in 1905 as a Midshipman. Specialising as a navigation officer, he first served aboard the ships HMS Victorious (1906–1908) and HMS King Edward VII (1908–1910).