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GRIFFITHS, Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 15 August 1914, Previously served in Victorian Artillery (1886-1890) |
Last Rank: | Brigadier General |
Last Unit: | Administrative Headquarters |
Born: | Presteigne, Powys, Wales, 29 September 1865 |
Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | Old Vicarage, Wrexham, Denbighshire |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Toorak, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1947, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton Plot - MGC-RC-Comp-NA-No-638 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 1st Division Headquarters, Previously served in Victorian Artillery (1886-1890) | |
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22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Headquarters Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Headquarters Staff, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
1 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major | |
16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 2 ANZAC Corps Headquarters | |
1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel | |
3 Jun 1916: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order | |
20 Jan 1917: | Honoured Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, For recognition of valuable services in connection to the war | |
1 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, General List | |
12 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Colonel, Administrative Headquarters, Commandant, Administrative Headquarters | |
28 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Brigadier General, Administrative Headquarters, T/Brigadier since 1/1/1918 | |
24 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Brigadier General, Officer, Appointment terminated at 3MD |
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