William James GILES b. 1890 Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England d. 9 Apr 1918 France: Our Family History

1890 - 1918 (28 years)

Name	William James GILES
Birth	1890	Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England [1, 2]
Baptism	7 Dec 1890	Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England [1]
Gender	Male
Death	9 Apr 1918	France [3, 4]
Person ID	I1287	Furmedge
Last Modified	18 May 2026

Family	Clara Louise FURMAGE, b. 16 Nov 1889, Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England d. 1974, Dorset, England (Age 84 years)
Marriage	15 Sep 1915	Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England [5, 6]
Family ID	F568	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	18 May 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1890 - Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England
	Baptism - 7 Dec 1890 - Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England
	Marriage - 15 Sep 1915 - Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England
	Death - 9 Apr 1918 - France

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Headstones
William James Giles (1890-1918)
Headstone: Private W. J. Giles, Lancashire Fusiliers, Killed in Action, France & Flanders. Memorial ID 56069405.
Plot: XX.A.15

Notes

Private William James Giles (service number 30726) was serving with the 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers when he was killed in action in 1918. He had previously served with the Royal Field Artillery (service number 162819).

[S531] St Dunstan (Lytchett Minster, Dorset), Parish Register, William James Giles, Baptism Register Entry, 1890, PE/LMR: RE 2/2, Page: 81; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.
[S2] England & Wales, GRO Birth Index, (Name: General Register Office;), William James Giles, Registered: Oct-Dec 1890, District: Poole, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 251.
[S533] Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, William James Giles, memorial page, Find a Grave database and images, Memorial ID: 56069405, Plot: XX. A. 15.
[S94] CWGC Archive, Giles, W. J., Private No.: 30726, 11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers; Index No. Fr 924, Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, grave registration digital image:.
https://www.archive.cwgc.org
[S531] St Dunstan (Lytchett Minster, Dorset), Parish Register, Clara Louise Furmage, Marriage Register Entry, 1915, PE/LMR: RE 3/4, Page: 194; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.
[S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), Clara L Furmage: Registered: Jul-Sep 1915, District: Poole, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 716.