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    ANTHONY GEORGE GILES (TONY)

    Jul 23, 2019 3 minutes

    February 1942-May 2019

    Tony Giles, former HGV driver and regular Heritage Commercials reader sadly passed away in May 2019.

    Tony was born in a little village called Wield near Alton, Hampshire. He was one of seven children, being son number four to Frank and Ellen Giles.

    As a child, he was very passionate to help the elderly in his village by running errands to collect groceries and the daily papers. Throughout his life he loved helping

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