GILES, Geoffrey O'Halloran
| Service Number: | 417830 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman 2 (WW2) |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia , 27 June 1923 |
| Home Town: | Thorngate, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Geelong Grammar School- Adelaide University-Roseworthy Colllege |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Adelaide South Australia , 18 December 1990, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 417830, Adelaide | |
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| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 417830 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Padget
As a 19 year old student, Geoffrey Giles enlisted in the RAAF on 18 July 1942. After initial flying training in Adelaide, Deniliquin and Mildura, Giles was posted to No. 78 Squadron in August 1943. With this unit he served in New Guinea from January 1944 until August 1944, when he returned to his hometown of Adelaide. During his period of operational flying, Giles mostly flew Wirraway and Kittyhawk aircraft. In October 1944 Giles was posted to Central Flying School at Point Cook before relocating to the No. 5 Service Flying Training School at Uranquinty in 1945. He remained there until November 1945, when he was discharged from the RAAF with the rank of flight lieutenant.
Extract from (https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1617/MembersWWII)
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