Albert GRIGGS

GRIGGS, Albert

    Service Number: Officer
    Enlisted: 1 October 1916, Laverton, Victoria
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
    Born: Meridian, USA, 23 September 1888
    Home Town: Hobart, Tasmania
    Schooling: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York
    Occupation: Civil Engineer
    Died: Killed In Action, France, 23 November 1917, aged 29 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Arras Flying Services Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    1 Oct 1916: Enlisted Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Laverton, Victoria
    25 Oct 1916: Involvement Lieutenant, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    25 Oct 1916: Embarked Lieutenant, Officer, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    23 Nov 1917: Involvement Lieutenant, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-11-23

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    "...Lt Griggs, originally from Mississippi, USA, was a civil engineer prior to enlistment. Later transferring to No. 68 Squadron, he was reported as missing in action. It was subsequently established that he had been killed in action on 23 November 1917. Having no known grave, he is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial, France..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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