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John GRIFFITHS

Regimental number1706
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address33 Union Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35.6
Height5' 6"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ruby Elvine Griffiths, 33 Union Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 26 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date28 December 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 26 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism, valvular disorder of the heart), Sydney, 28 December 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 September 1956
Age at death77
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, GRIFFITHS John

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