James Edward GRIFFIN

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Service Number:	109
Enlisted:	24 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	7th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Shepton, Mallet, England, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bushman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 July 1915
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row B, Grave 21 Rev. J.K. Miller officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 109, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 109, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 109, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
7 Jul 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 109, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 109 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-07

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Son of John Griffin of Benter, Bath, England formerly of Whitechurch, Manitoba, Canada

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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