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Arthur Edward Giles

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NZ Hospital Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England. - No known copyright restrictions

NZ Hospital Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England. - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Giles AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/1823 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 August 1892 AWMM Patea, Taranaki AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 5 January 1915 AWMM Camberwell Road, Hawera, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Labourer Public - Jill - Direct descendant - 6 November 2015 - Birth Certificate of Joyce ( later known as Judy) Married Allison Joseph FRAEI 1 September 1945, St Barnabas Chapel, Norfolk Island
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    W. Giles (father), Camberwell Road, Hawera, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Married 7th September 1921 at Kimbolton aged 28 Married Gladys Jackson aged 19
      Two daughters Joyce b 14 May 1921 and Rene Public - Jill - Direct descendant - 6 November 2015 - Birth Certificate of Joyce ( New Zealand. Certified Copy of Entry in the Register-Book of Births in the District of Birmingham Year 1921 No. 51002)

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/1823 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 5 January 1915 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Bushman/Civilian AWMM
    Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 9 1/2 inches AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Dark AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Hazel AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Shellshock - Gallipoli 8 August 1915: Casualty Clearing Station, Walton-on-Thames Hospital, then Brockenhurst. AWMM
    • Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
      War Injuries AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    4 November 1940 AWMM
    Age 47 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Avondale Lunatic asylum, Auckland, New Zealand Public - Jill - Direct descendant - 12 December 2015 - Coroners Report Giles Arthur Edward (R23865451) ACGS/16231/J46/1106/cor 1940/1481
  • Cause of death
    • Died of wounds AWMM
    • (Tertiary Syphilis) Public - Jill - Direct descendant - 12 December 2015 - Coroners Report Giles Arthur Edward (R23865451) ACGS/16231/J46/1106/cor 1940/1481
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block G; Section 3; Plot 36 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • This is my Grandfather, my mother's father. I never met him. He died before I was born but I can only imagine the horrors he endured in service of his country. His great granddaughter is now serving in the defence force. The debt of gratitude that is owed can never be repaid but we can remember...
    Public - Jill - Direct descendant - 6 November 2015
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  • 100 years and remembering your service
    Public - Garry - Other Relative - 9 April 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 December 2015JillBrisbane, AustraliaDirect descendant
09 April 2015GarryWaikanae, New ZealandOther Relative

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