Francis Albert GILES

Regimental number32844
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, J A Giles, Dipton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 13 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBoulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 3), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs J. Giles, Dipton, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 17

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