Regimental number | 5368 |
Place of birth | Buckingham, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Grenfell, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, W W Giles, Melyra Street, Grenfell, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A4 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be George Edwin Giles on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot Viii, Row B, Grave No. 66), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5369 Lance Corporal Victor GILES, 54th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |