James GRIFFIN

GRIFFIN, James

Service Numbers: 2352, W88340
Enlisted: 14 February 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Esperance Area, WA, 18 July 1884
Home Town: Esperance, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Station Hand
Died: Esperance Hospital, Esperance, WA, 29 November 1959, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Esperance Public Lawn Cemetery, Pink Lake, Western Australia
Resting place unmarked
Memorials: Esperance District WW1 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

14 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2352, 10th Light Horse Regiment
16 May 1916: Involvement Private, 2352, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: ''
16 May 1916: Embarked Private, 2352, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle

World War 2 Service

6 Aug 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W88340

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of  Michael Griffin, a shepherd, and Margaret (also known as Maggie), a woman of Aboriginal decent. His younger half-brothers Joseph and Robert Clatworthy also served.