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GILES, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16015 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Wireless Squadron |
| Born: | Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 4 September 1942, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 16015, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Driver, 16015, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Driver, 16015, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 16015, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, RTA 6 December 1917 and discharged as medically unfit (debility caused from malaria contracted while serving in Mesopotamia since November 1916). |
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