GRIFFIN, Patrick
| Service Number: | 633 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 633, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 633, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne |
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Enlistment date 12 February 1917
Place of enlistment Hamilton, Victoria
Rank on enlistment
Private-Machine Gun Company 10, Reinforcement 10.
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
War service: Western Front
Embarked Melbourne on HMAT 'Suevic', 21 June 1917; disembarked Liverpool, 28 August 1917, and marched into 10th Training Batttalion, Durrington; marched into 9th Training Bn, 30 March 1918. Proceeded to France through Folkestone, 13 May 1918; marched into New Zealand Base Depot, Etaples, 14 May 1918; moved into the field, 16 May 1918; taken on strength of 37th Bn, 23 May 1918.
Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, 25 August 1918; transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 26 August 1918; admitted to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 26 August 1918 (gas shell wound). Proceeded to England on HS 'Marguerite' for further treatment, 4 September 1918; admitted to Military Hospital, Boscombe, 5 September 1918; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 21 September 1918; discharged on furlough, 24 September 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 9 October 1918; marched into Overseas Training Brigade, 30 November 1918.
Commenced return to Australia on HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 23 March 1919.
Discharged Melbourne, 15 April 1919.