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GILES, George Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2169, 1101 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmoulder |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, body and legs, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 14 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 25, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2169, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 1101, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 1101, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 2169, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2169 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-07-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Percival Giles and Mary Ellen Giles nee Whelan of 152 Holmes Street, East Brunswick, Victoria. Brother of Kathleen May Hill nee Giles of Mt Lawley, WA and W. Giles of Albert Park, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant
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