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GRIFFIN, Daniel James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 59 |
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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, Egypt Row F, Grave No. 89 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 59, 14th Infantry Battalion, Ararat, Vic. | |
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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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