'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near Ascension Wood, north west of St. Quentin, on 18th September 1918. When his platoon was held up by severe machine gun fire he at once went forward alone, located the two guns, and by his immediate dispositons put the guns out of action and allowed the advance to proceed to the wire of the enemy line. Here he showed great courage and skill in organizing bombing parties to creep in and clear the line, under his leadership the platoon captured seven machine guns, killed about twenty five of the enemy in the trench along with the bayonet and bomb, and then pursued the remainder down 1,800 yards of trench.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129
Date: 20 November 1919

Regimental number	2384
Date of birth	--/09/1893
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Bootmaker
Address	Abbotsford, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	22
Next of kin	Father, S Jonathan Griffith, 344 Johnston Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Enlistment date	12 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	28 May 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	14th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/31/3
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Persia on 10 August 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll	Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll	14th Battalion
Promotions	2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF14 Promotion date: 3 November 1917 Lieutenant Unit: INF14 Promotion date: 1 April 1918
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Unspecified Recommendation date: 8 July 1918 Military Cross Recommendation date: 25 September 1918
Fate	Returned to Australia 19 August 1919
Medals	Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near Ascension Wood, north west of St. Quentin, on 18th September 1918. When his platoon was held up by severe machine gun fire he at once went forward alone, located the two guns, and by his immediate dispositons put the guns out of action and allowed the advance to proceed to the wire of the enemy line. Here he showed great courage and skill in organizing bombing parties to creep in and clear the line, under his leadership the platoon captured seven machine guns, killed about twenty five of the enemy in the trench along with the bayonet and bomb, and then pursued the remainder down 1,800 yards of trench.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129 Date: 20 November 1919
Other details	Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Thomas Henry GRIFFITH