GRIFFIN, William Alfred
| Service Numbers: | 2436, 2436A |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916, Mackay, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mackay State School |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2436, Mackay, Queensland | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2436, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2436, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2436A, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2436A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2436A Private William Alfred Griffin, 52nd Battalion, framed by a horseshoe symbol. Born and educated in Mackay, Qld, Pte Griffin enlisted in his home town in May 1916, and was posted to the 52nd Battalion. After completing his training at Enoggera Camp, Pte Griffin embarked for service overseas with the 5th Reinforcements, 52nd Battalion aboard HMAT Seang Choon (A49) from Brisbane on 19 September 1916. He underwent further training at Salisbury Plain, England, before being deployed to France in February 1917. Later transferring to the 47th Battalion, Pte Griffin saw active service in Armentieres and Baupaume before advancing with the battalion to the Ypres sector in Belgium. On 7 June 1917, during the first day of fighting in the Battle of Messines, Pte Griffin was killed in action, aged 31 years. Pte Griffin's younger brother, 519 Pte Harry Leslie Griffin (/explore/people/202732), 49th Battalion, was also killed in action in the Ypres sector several months later on 26 September 1917, aged 22 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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