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GRIFFITHS, George Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1951 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scarborough, North Yorkshire England, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Johnston's Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli, Türkiye Sp. Mem. 5. Inscription THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT , Johnston's Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Johnston's Jolly Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1951, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1951, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1951, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia in about 1886. Beneficiary of his will was Lillie Mortimer of McIntosh Street, Gordon, NSW formerly of Lidcombe, NSW
Attestation paper has his aged at enlistment as 44 years. On the form for the Roll of Honour Circular his age at the time of death is given as 55 years
Next of kin given as his brother William Griffiths of 21 Victoria Road Landscliffe, Scarborough, Yorkeshire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal