Henry John WILES

Badge Number: 26491, Sub Branch: Edwardstown
26491

WILES, Henry John

Service Number: 2144
Enlisted: 1 February 1915, at Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Tunbridge Wells, England, 17 November 1893
Home Town: Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Adelaide, South Australia, 11 December 1943, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Section: Light Oval; Row: 3S; C/E/W: C; Site: 33
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World War 1 Service

1 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2144, at Keswick, South Australia
23 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2144, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2144, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide
30 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2144, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Dec 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2144, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), taken on strength
12 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2144, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), gun shot wound left foot - several pieces of metal in his foot
7 Nov 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2144, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), discharged from AIF in England
17 Apr 1920: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2144, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), embarked onboard HT Balina Castills, ex England for South Australia

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