Regimental number | 15244 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Francis H. Griffiths, Meadowlands, McIntosh's Creek, Gympie, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets (Area 5A); 3 years in 15th Signal Troop, Australian Engineers, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Army Service Corps Reinforcement 31 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 7732 Pte Francis Henry GRIFFITHS, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 November 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 December 1917; marched in to Army Service Corps Details, Parkhouse, 27 December 1917. Transferred to 49th Bn Details, 12th Training Bn, Codford, 5 June 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 August 1918; taken on strength, 49th Bn, in the field, 17 August 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 6 April 1919; rejoined Bn from leave, 28 April 1919. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 21 May 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 12 July 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 12 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 26 August 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged, Brisbane, 20 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | There is no Embarkation Roll for Army Service Corps Reinforcement 31. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRIFFITHS Harold Joseph |