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LAUGHTON, Griffin Inglis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2749 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenorchy, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Glenorchy, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Glenorchy State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenorchy Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2749, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2749, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2749, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 13 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2749, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2749, 46th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2749 Private Griffin Inglis Laughton, 8th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, of Glenorchy, Vic. Pte Laughton enlisted on 2 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Makarini on 15 September 1915. He was later promoted to corporal and served with the 46th Battalion. Cpl Laughton was killed in action on 5 April 1918 at the Somme, France. His brother 1255 Pte James Henry Laughton, served with the 5th Battalion at Gallipoli." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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