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William Henry Charles GRIFFIN

Regimental number6844A
Place of birthSouth Melbourne
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationIronworker
AddressChelsea, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Griffin, Ellagrove, Chelsea, Victoria
Enlistment date25 August 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 October 1918
Place of burialTempleux-le-Guerard Communal Cemetery Extension (Row C, Grave NO. 44),
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Rachael GRIFFIN, Elsie Grove, Chelsea, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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