Daniel Joseph GRIFFIN

GRIFFIN, Daniel Joseph

Service Number: 1537
Enlisted: 24 August 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Dunorlan, Tasmania, Australia, 26 October 1892
Home Town: Whitefoord, Southern Midlands, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 23 May 1974, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Deloraine War Memorial, Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance
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World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1537, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
28 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 1537, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
28 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 1537, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

His brother, Lieutenant James Norbet Griffin M.C. also served with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment.

Daniel was twice wounded with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, firstly at Romani in August 1916. He was recommended for a Military Medal for rescuing a wounded man under heavy rifle and machine gun fire but never received an award. He was again badly wounded during April 1917 and evacuated to Australia soon after.