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GILES, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5991 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Corps School (AIF) |
| Born: | Gulnare, South Australia, 6 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Stockyard Creek, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Natural causes, Peterborough, South Australia, 28 May 1982, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peterborough Cemetery, SA |
| Memorials: | Dublin War Memorial, Long Plains Roll of Honour, Owen District of Dalkey Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5991, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5991, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5991, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Corps School (AIF) | |
| 13 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Australian Corps School (AIF) | |
| 13 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5991, Australian Corps School (AIF) |
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