Claim: Geoffrey Audley Miles was born in Chelsea, London and joined the Royal Navy in 1905 as a Midshipman specializing as a navigation officer.
Evidence: Miles was born in Chelsea, London, the third son of Audley Charles Miles (1855–1919) and Eveline Frances Cradock-Hartopp (1856–1946). 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).