George Giles exact birthdate is unknown. He lived on Confederation Street, later Campbell Street, Sarnia with his wife and four children. George enlisted November 9, 1915 with the 70th Battalion. He was later transferred, becoming a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Central Ontario Regiment, 58th Battalion, with the rank of Private. On October 7, 1916, George Giles would lose his life while fighting during the Battle of the Somme in France. George Giles would later be officially listed as, Killed in action. At the trenches at Courcelette. No record of burial. George’s wife and four children were living in Ottawa at time of his death. Twenty-nine year old George Giles has no known grave. He is memorialized on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G