Regimental number | 1276 |
Place of birth | New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Trayning, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Griffiths, Trayning, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2868 Pte Charles GRIFFITHS, 5th Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 29 September 1917; 342 Pte Stanley Gordon GRIFFITHS, 48th Bn, killed in action, 7 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Missing, 20 July 1916. Died whilst prisoner of war (no date, unverified). List of British Dead (Paybook handed to German authorities from N.O.A.O.K. 6) forwarded by Comite International de la Croix Rouge at Geneva to H.M. Minister at Berne. Assistant Adjutant General rules to be reported as 'Killed in action, 20 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 1220608: 'Disc received from Germany and forwarded to N/Kin 16.4.18.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRIFFITHS Gilbert Allen
Red Cross file 1220608 |