Giles, Edward Horace
- Service number:
- 5721994 (NCO)/143989 (Officer)
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
Promotions:
?: Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class;
7 September, 1940: Lieutenant
26 July, 1951: Captain
23 May, 1953: Major
26 July, 1959: commission relinquished
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Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class
- Unit:
- The Dorsetshire Regiment
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Awarded on:
- June 1st, 1942
Awarded on 17 April 1953 backdated to 1 June, 1942.
Sources
- - The London Gazette
Publication date:18 October 1940 Issue:34975Page:6113
- The London Gazette Publication date:3 September 1940 Supplement:34939Page:5393
- The London Gazette Publication date:19 October 1951 Supplement:39363Page:5488
- The London Gazette Publication date:14 April 1953 Supplement:39825Page:2109
- The London Gazette Publication date:28 May 1957 Supplement:41084Page:3236
- The London Gazette Publication date:24 July 1959 Supplement:41774Page:4739
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