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William James GRIFFITHS

Regimental number2566
Place of birthNewcastle New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
AddressMaitland Street, Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elizabeth Jane Griffiths, Maitland Street, Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 June 1918
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 5), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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