Sidney Thomas Groombridge GILES

GILES, Sidney Thomas Groombridge

Service Number: 3769
Enlisted: 14 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 9 May 1890
Home Town: Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling: Randwick Public School
Occupation: Tailor's assistant
Died: Died of Wounds, France, 5 July 1918, aged 28 years
Cemetery: Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3769, Holsworthy, New South Wales
30 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3769, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3769, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney
25 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3769, 3rd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Shell wound (abdomen)
6 Jun 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion
5 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3769, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3769 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-05

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Sidney Thomas GILES was born in Randwick, Sydney in 1890

His parents were Alfred Henry GILES & Mary SULLIVAN