GODFREY DOUGLAS GILES:
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He was born in November 9, 1857 in Karachi .He was a noted painter of horses, military scenes and battles, many experienced at first hand while on service with the British army in India, Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa. He produced numours caricatures for the magazine vanity fair.Giles was the son of captain Edward gils of the royal navy who was stained at Karachi. He was sent to sandhrust to launch his military career, and his first posting was in India in 1875. He saw action in Afghan War and commanded Turkish cavalry at Ei teb .Subsequently he served as captain in the loyal Suffolk Hussars and the Artists Rifle corps. Having attained the rank of major, Godfay Douglas Gils retired from army in the 1884 and went to Paris in 1885 where he studied under Carolus-Duran .He successfully exhibited paintings such as the battle of the Tamai and EI Teb at the Paris salon and the Royal Academy after which he settled in new market where he was able to depict horses and horse-racing scenes. His illustrations also appeared in the weekly black & white Budget in 1891. After the out break of Boer War in South Africa I 1899, Giles sent there as war correspondent and the artist by the Graphic and the daily graphic, and was attached to French’s 1st Cavalry Brigade. He witnessed the surrender of General Piet Cronge after the battle of Paardeberg, and was present at the subsequent relief of Kimberley. Later he wrote a piece for the graphic titled “With French to Kimberley and Roberts to Bloemfontein” which appeared in the graphic history of the South Africa war. Giles contributed greatly to the pictorial record of the Boer War with works on display in museums in both South Africa and England. He was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal on 12 Feb 1903.
And finally he was died in the year 1 feb 1941.
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He was born in November 9, 1857 in Karachi .He was a noted painter of horses, military scenes and battles, many experienced at first hand while on service with the British army in India, Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa. He produced numours caricatures for the magazine vanity fair.Giles was the son of captain Edward gils of the royal navy who was stained at Karachi. He was sent to sandhrust to launch his military career, and his first posting was in India in 1875. He saw action in Afghan War and commanded Turkish cavalry at Ei teb .Subsequently he served as captain in the loyal Suffolk Hussars and the Artists Rifle corps. Having attained the rank of major, Godfay Douglas Gils retired from army in the 1884 and went to Paris in 1885 where he studied under Carolus-Duran .He successfully exhibited paintings such as the battle of the Tamai and EI Teb at the Paris salon and the Royal Academy after which he settled in new market where he was able to depict horses and horse-racing scenes. His illustrations also appeared in the weekly black & white Budget in 1891. After the out break of Boer War in South Africa I 1899, Giles sent there as war correspondent and the artist by the Graphic and the daily graphic, and was attached to French’s 1st Cavalry Brigade. He witnessed the surrender of General Piet Cronge after the battle of Paardeberg, and was present at the subsequent relief of Kimberley. Later he wrote a piece for the graphic titled “With French to Kimberley and Roberts to Bloemfontein” which appeared in the graphic history of the South Africa war. Giles contributed greatly to the pictorial record of the Boer War with works on display in museums in both South Africa and England. He was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal on 12 Feb 1903.
And finally he was died in the year 1 feb 1941.
