Gerald GRIFFITH

GRIFFITH, Gerald

    Service Number: 2042
    Enlisted: 2 May 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Orange, New South Wales, 1890
    Home Town: Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 5 June 1917
    Cemetery: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais
    Plot I Row N Grave 10
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange Cenotaph, Orange March Uniting Church GRIFFITH Memorial Window, Orange WW1 Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    2 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2042, 44th Infantry Battalion
    10 Oct 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2042, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
    10 Oct 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2042, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of William and Elizabeth Griffith, of "Glenview," March, Orange, New South Wales.

    GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN MY SON

    Biography

    "...2042 Private Gerald Griffith, 44th Battalion, of Orange, NSW. A farmer prior to enlistment he embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements on HMAT Suffock (A23) on 10 October 1916. Pte Griffin died of wounds on 5 June 1917, aged 23. He is buried at Trois-Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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