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Leading Aircraftman WILLIAM PATRICK GILES

Service Number: 1797260
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 06 February 1946

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

NIGEL NEW CEMETERY

Mil. Sec. Grave 7.

South Africa

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Charles and Mary Giles, of Dublin, Irish Republic.
  • Personal Inscription WE HAVE LOVED HIM IN LIFE; LET US NOT FORGET HIM IN DEATH. MOTHER AND FAMILY
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Buried or commemorated at

NIGEL NEW CEMETERY
Gauteng South Africa
Number of casualties: 7
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