George Leslie GILES

GILES, George Leslie

Service Numbers: 2169, 1101
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
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World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2169, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
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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Biography 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