George Henry GRIFFITHS

GRIFFITHS, George Henry

    Service Number: 1951
    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, Turkey, 6 August 1915
    Cemetery: Johnston's Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli, Türkiye
    Sp. Mem. 5. Inscription - THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Johnston's Jolly Cemetery Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    22 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1951, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    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

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    Biography 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

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