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Richard Ernest GRIFFITHS

Regimental number1731
Place of birthMerionethshire Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
AddressGlobe Boarding House, Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Evan Griffiths, Red Lion Hotel, Dinas, Mawddury, Wales, England
Enlistment date23 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Motor Transport Company
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).
Recommendation date: 30 January 1919

FateReturned to Australia 23 June 1919
Medals

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185
Date: 27 November 1918

Discharge date1 October 1919
Other detailsServed three years 234 days abroad. Medals: Groix de Guerre (Beligum), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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