GRIFFIN, William John
| Service Number: | 3531 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coutts Crossing, New South Wales, Australia, 3 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1969, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3531, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3531, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney |
William John GRIFFIN
William was born at the family home, River View, Orara River, Coutts Crossing, near Grafton NSW on February 3, 1889 the son of Hugh and Mary Griffin. He embarked at Sydney on H.M.A.T. “Port Lincoln” in October 1915 for Egypt. William became ill with Typhoid and eventually returned to Australia from Egypt on the Hospital Ship "Suffolk" and discharged, medically unfit. Two of William's brothers also enlisted for service during WWI. Charles, was wounded at Ypres in 1917 and Andrew, was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France, in August 1916.
William married Louisa Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cooper, at Tamban, near Kempsey NSW on June 6, 1917. William died at Kempsey, NSW on April 6, 1969.
Submitted 7 March 2025 by John Johnston