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Leonard GRIFFITHS

Regimental number1924
Place of birthBurra South Australia
SchoolCopperhouse and Burra Primary Schools, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoundary rider
AddressWinnininie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, L John Griffiths, Aberdeen, Burra, South Australia
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 13 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollHeadquarters, Infantry Brigade
FateDied of disease 12 February 1919
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 10), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Leonard and Mary GRIFFITHS, Fussell Place, Alberton, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 335 Pte Cyril GRIFFITHS, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919; Cousins (2nd): 85/82 Sergeant Frank Griffiths LEWIS, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 15 November 1918; 3646 Pte Albert GRIFFITHS, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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