William John Giles
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private 7378122
Parents: Alfred John and Mary Jane Giles
Marital status: Married
Home address: 3 Castle Road, Hopewell Hill, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Grocer's Shop Assistant
Date of birth: 10/04/1915
Date of death: 04/03/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Beja War Cemetery (Ref. I. H. 8.), Tunisia and commemorated on Kingswood Memorial
Age: 27
Further information:
William was the son of a grocery warehouse man and in the grocery trade himself.
William served in the Tunisian Campaign as a field ambulance man and died during hostilities in the course of his medical duty.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/