Thomas Charles GILES

Regimental number38524
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinSon, Henry Charles Giles, c/o Edwin Davey, Huntly
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 February 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 25),
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Charlotte Giles
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 35

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