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William James GILES

Regimental number8009
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolEureka State School, Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWest Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs L M Giles, 256 Havelock Street, West Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in Ballarat Militia.
Enlistment date19 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Companies (Sept 1916 - Feb 1918 Reinf)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollTunnelling Companies
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied in England.
FateDied of disease 17 March 1918
Age at death34
Place of burialTidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 241), North Tidworth, Wiltshire
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
26
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Louisa GILES; husband of L.M. GILES, 256 Havelock Street, West Perth

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