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Ralph Arnold GRIFFITHS

Regimental number3621
Place of birthDeloraine Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressDeloraine, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, B Griffiths, Deloraine, Tasmania
Previous military service91st Infantry
Enlistment date22 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. I), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin and Ellen GRIFFITHS, High Plains, Deloraine, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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