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John Edward GRIFFITHS

Regimental number19790
Place of birthNewport England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMail driver
AddressYarri, via Kookynie, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Preedy, 84 Albert Avenue, Maindee, Newport, Monmouthshire, England
Enlistment date29 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 30
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/36/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemtery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. II), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Florence Ellen Preedy (formerly Griffiths), 83 Albert Avenue, Maindee, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, and the late James GRIFFITH
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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