GILES, Allen Francis
(Service number 2/2624)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 19 September 1892 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 217 Armagh Street, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | E. D. GILES (father), Otiritiri, Tycho Mail, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Field Artillery, 9th Reinforcements | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 September 1961 | Age | 68 years |
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| Place of Death | Otautu, Rawene, Northland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Mangungu Cemetery, Northland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Allen Francis Giles, the only son of Edmund douglas and Bessie Mortimer (née Davie) Giles, was descended from the Canterbury Pilgrims. In 1911 the family was residing in England, Edmund's native country. His father built the large house, Otiritiri, on Pages Road, Timaru. Allen returned to Timaru, New Zealand per the "Athenic" in March 1919. He married Noreen Blackwood, of Northern Ireland, on 18 July 1925 in Paris, France. Their son followed in his father's footsteps in attending Christ's College, Christchurch. Allen farmed "Dead Horse Farm" on the Hokianga for most of his post-war life.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 March 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 March 2019]; Mangungu Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch cemetery records) [16 March 2019]; Sun, 8 March 1919 (Papers Past) [11 March 2019]; 1911 England census return (ancestry.com.au) [16 March 2019]; family tree information (Google search) [17 March 2019]
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