Regimental number | 3117 |
Place of birth | Kiama, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | 38 Cavendish Street, Highgate Hill, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Nora Griffin, 38 Cavendish Street, Highgate Hill, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 59), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martin and Mary GRIFFIN |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 18 January 1916. Found guilty, 14 February 1916, of leaving the troopship without leave: forfeited 5 days' pay. Disembarked Alexandria, 16 March 1916. Taken on strength of 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 5 April 1916. Admitted No 8 Field Ambulance, Moascar, 10 June 1916 (influenza); discharged, 12 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Buried at Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend F. C. Ward, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRIFFIN John James |