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Robert Douglas GRIFFITH

Regimental number5100
Place of birthBellingen New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTailor
AddressBellingen, NSW
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr. R. Griffith, Bellingen, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave NO. 18), Mericourt-L-Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: R and Rosa GRIFFITH, Gleniffer, New South Wales. Native of Bellingen
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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