Tedo Miles

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Wallace was born in Lewisham, UK in 1895 ^[1][2][3] He married Lena Mendham in 1916 ^[4] but remarried in 1926 to Beryl Peart after Lena died ^[5] residence 1939: Sep 29 1939 - 65, Alexandra Park Road, Wood Green, Middlesex, England ^[6]

--- Biography supplied by his wife Beryl Wallace began his career in entertainment while at school. As a boy he showed great promise at the piano, obtaining higher division certificates for the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music before the age of 11. Rather than going to Cambridge, Wallace ran away from school to join the chorus of a pantomime at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith. It was here that he got the nickname of Tedo. In one part of the chorus he only had two notes to sing, and when the baritones were asked by the director if they knew their parts, he called out yes - "TEH, DOH". The name stuck.

He later went on tour first playing small parts, then later,principal comedy roles. During the first world war, he served in the forces, and ran concerts and produced shows, writing most of the music for these. Wallace met hist first wife Lena Mendham, through the stage. They married in 1916 . After the war he continued to take principal roles - he and Lena signed on for three years of army occupation in Hong Kong.

Wallace met his second wife Beryl back in England, whilst acting in 'The last waltz' and after proposing to her nightly as part of the show, actually married her in 1926.

When their son Peter was 4, they sent him to boarding school where he became quite ill. So they decided to leave the stage in order to provide a more established home life .Wallace concluded that that radio and 'talking pictures' were likely to make a career on the stage obsolete, so he studied to become an Insurance Broker.

During WW2, Wallace served mainly as a Staff captain attached to the Indian Army, Here again he entertained the troops and plays and concerts in the North West Army and the Ceylon Commands.

In 1948, the family moved to Rhodesia to a warmer climate. Wallace and his family became involved in the local theatre. Wallace composed a song 'The Royal welcome' which was sung by 120 school children under his direction to the British Royal family on their visit to Salisbury. Wallace was then presented to their Majesties. The BBC later included the song in their highlights of the Royal Tour.

Wallace also did film work (the doctor in the Bilharzia film made in the colony), and several broadcasts mainly in conjunction with the schools broadcasts.

Prior to his death, he produced a pantomime, Aladdin (or Ali Baba and the 40 thieves) . For this he wrote part of the dialogue, most of the song lyrics and incidental music, and lead the Orchestral piano.

He died in 1962 at the age of 67, having been ill for the past 5 years. (address - 40 Canada Drive, Braeside, Salisbury)

"' Obituary Extract": ^[7] Mr Tedo Miles, well known Insurance broker, theatre and radio personality died in Salisbury today aged 67. Mr Miles was born in Bromley Kent in 1895 and from childhood, entertainment and theatre was his life. His first show was in a pantomime at the age of 12. He took part in musical comedy and did a lot of entertaining in China after WWI. he gave up the stage when he married in 1926 but never lost his connection with the entertainment world. Mr Miles came to Salisbury in 1946 and took part in many plays and radio shows. Friends of Mr Miles described him as a great trouper and character actor both in childrens and adult plays.For the past five years he has been suffering from ill health which forced him to give up much of his entertainment work. Cremation service at Warren Hills Garden of Rest.

• Fact: Residence (1901) Lewisham, London, England
• Fact: Residence (02 Apr 1911) Fulham, London, England
• Fact: Residence (1938) Surrey, England
• Fact: Residence (1939) Friern Barnet, England

• Fact: Residence (1901) Lewisham, London, England
• Fact: Residence (02 Apr 1911) Fulham, London, England
• Fact: Residence (1938) Surrey, England
• Fact: Residence (1939) Friern Barnet, England

• Fact: Residence (1901) Lewisham, London, England
• Fact: Residence (02 Apr 1911) Fulham, London, England
• Fact: Residence (1938) Surrey, England
• Fact: Residence (1939) Friern Barnet, England

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FS1-B9Z : 1 October 2014), Wallace Randal Miles, 1895; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Lewisham, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Census: Parish:LewishamSeries:RG13 Municipal ward:Lewisham ParkPiece:551 Municipal borough:Lewisham Enumerated by:William Thomas Hunt Ecclesiastical district:St Swithin Enum. District:20 Parlamentary borough:LewishamPage:66 Registration district:Lewisham, LewishamFamily:233 County:LondonLine:21 Country:EnglandImage:33 Date:1901
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWL3-KVL : 20 January 2015), Wallace Randal Miles, Fulham, West Kensington, London, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26XX-FYJ : 13 December 2014), Wallace R Miles and null, 1916; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1916, quarter 2, vol. 3A, p. 472, Willesden, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZT-BVJH : 8 October 2014), Wallace R Miles and null, 1926; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1926, quarter 4, vol. 8C, p. 139, Wigan, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ (https://www.myheritage.com/research?s=385502322&formId=collection_10678%3AsearchFormDef&formMode=1&action=query&exactSearch=0&useTranslation=1&colId=10678&qname=Name+fn.Wallace+ln.Miles+g.M+fnmo.1+lnmsrs.false&qbirth=Event+et.birth+ey.1895+me.true+mer.1&csrf_token=T_7amra46cncgc51j5_isapa4ic1cc7c565.1556972676.8fec25182c932ea70f6bd9cf7214b687)
7. ↑ From the Evening Standard, Salisbury(Rhodesia), Monday Oct 22 1962

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