Regimental number | 927 |
Place of birth | Lambton, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | 88 Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Daughter, Alice Helena Griffiths, 37 George Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 28/2/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to Australian Army Medical Corps, Maadi, Egypt, 4 April 1916. Marched into Base Details, Tel el Kebir, 12 May 1916, from No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital. Taken on strength of No 13 Australian Field Ambulance, Railhead, 22 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 3 June 1916. Attached to No 12 Australian Field Ambulance for duty, 5 August 1916; rejoined unit, 15 August 1916. Admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 12 December 1916 (influenza); transferred to 1st Anzac Corps Rest Station, 13 December 1916; discharged to duty, 21 December 1916. Admitted to No 77 Field Ambulance, 7 June 1917, and transferred to No 76 Field Ambulance the same day (pyrexia of unknown origin); to No 75 Field Ambulance, 12 June 1917; to No 9 Field Ambulance, 16 June 1917; to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 16 June 1917; to No 18 Ambulance Train, 17 June 1917; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 17 June 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 28 June 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Le Havre, 1 September 1917. Proceeded to unit, 20 September 1917; rejoined No 13 Australian Field Ambulance, 2 October 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 9 November 1918; rejoined unit, 28 November 1918. Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 3 March 1919; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 14 March 1919. Marched into Australian Army Medical Corps Training Depot, Fovant, 9 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 28 May 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 8 July 1919; discharged Perth (termination of period of enlistment), 30 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Parents: Alonzo GRIFFITHS and Eveline ATKINSON |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 48 |
Place of burial | Minmi General Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRIFFITHS Thomas Edmond |