Daniel James GRIFFIN

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Service Number:	59
Enlisted:	1 October 1914, Ararat, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Crowlands, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Crowlands, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling:	Crowlands State School, No. 756, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Died of wounds, Alexandria, Egypt, 16 September 1915
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row F, Grave No. 89
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 59, 14th Infantry Battalion, Ararat, Vic.
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 59, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 59, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
19 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 59, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to abdomen sustained at Courtney's Post. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 14 July 1915.
21 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli
21 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 59, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW to back sustained during the attack on Hill 60. Evacuated to Egypt, where he died of his wounds at the 21st General Hospital on 16 September 1915.

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