Francis William GILES

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Service Number:	V240432
Enlisted:	27 January 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Donald, Victoria, Australia, 9 April 1914
Home Town:	Donald, Buloke, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 17 August 1943, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot R. Row D. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, V240432
27 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V240432, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF

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