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GILES, Robert Ernest Harland
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1917A, 1917 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Oaklands. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ellendale, Port Pirie, South Australia, 1 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Melbourne, Australia, 23 October 1980, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1917A, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Oaklands. | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1917, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1917, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 1917, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1917, 48th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nola Holt
Robert Ernest Harland Giles was the son of William Charles Giles (1851-1914) and Sarah Jones (1856-1925). His wife was Madge Kathleen Hobson (1899-1977) from Bairnsdale in Victoria.
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