James Patrick Godfrey GRIFFIN

Regimental number7247
Place of birthBega New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCathcart, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, T Griffin, Cathcart, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 January 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Y, Grave No. 14), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
69
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Emma GRIFFIN, Cathcart, New South Wales. Native of Bega
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal