Jul 25, 1896

Born in Ramsay Township, Ontario to George and Jessie (nee Thompson) Giles

Nov 3, 1917

Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act) of 1917 held at Carleton Place, Ontario

Jan 4, 1918

Conscripted into the 1^st Depot Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 3055489

Ø  Next of kin given as George Giles, father, Carleton Place, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Farmer

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Church of England

Mar 15, 1918

While in Halifax, Nova Scotia in preparation to depart for England, Private Giles was admitted to the Nova Scotia Hospital Military Ward in Dartmouth with a diagnosis that reads Mumps

Mar 31, 1918

Discharged to duty from hospital.  While he was in hospital, his draft embarked for England

Apr 1, 1918

Embarked the SS Ceramic in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Apr 12, 1918

Disembarked in England and proceeded Seaford where he was Taken On Strength of the 6^th Reserve Battalion to continue training

Sep 12, 1918

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21^st Battalion

Sep 16, 1918

After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France

Sep 19, 1918

After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private Giles joined the 21^st Battalion on the Arras – Cambrai Road, just west of the Canal du Nord

Oct 11, 1918

During the capture of Iwuy, France, Private Giles was hit in the side of his head by a shell fragment that knocked him unconscious for about 10 minutes.  He was evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing station

Oct 13, 1918

Transferred to the No. 83 General Hospital in Boulogne, France

Oct 16, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Horton, County of London War Hospital in Epsom

Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital

Dec 5, 1918

Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom

Dec 11, 1918

Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6^th Reserve Battalion in Seaford

Granted 12 days sick leave

Jan 6, 1919

Attached to Military District No. 3 Wing in Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada

Jan 19, 1919

Embarked the SS Aquitania in Liverpool

Jan 25, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 3 Sub Depot

Jan 27, 1919

Granted leave until February 10, 1919

Feb 17, 1919

Medical exam in Ottawa report

Ø  Notes that there is a surgery scar on the left side of his head near the ear from the surgery that removed the shell fragment

Ø  Suffers from some hearing loss

Ø  Complains of ear aches and occasional discharge from his ear

Ø  Man states his neck feels stiff when he turns his head

Feb 20, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 81768

Ø  War Service Badge Class “B” issued number C-58932

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Carleton Place, Ontario

Following his discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Carleton Place, Ontario

Dec 13, 1924

Married to Evelyne Healey in Carleton Place, Ontario

During World War II, Robert Giles served in the Veterans Guard of Canada

Dec 29, 1952

Robert Alfred Giles died while a patient in the Ste. Anne de Bellevue Hospital in Quebec and was buried in the Saint James Cemetery, Carleton Place, Ontario