Regimental number | 2863 |
Place of birth | Riverton, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | Riverton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.3 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 121 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Griffen, Riverton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery Special Memorial B, No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 150 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Riverton General Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: John and Elizabeth GRIFFEN, Riverton, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2nd Lt Reginald Theodore GRIFFEN, 32nd Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRIFFEN Oswald Clement |