James Henry GRIFFIN

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Service Number:	SX12346
Enlisted:	24 April 1941, Wayville, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia, 29 June 1914
Home Town:	Mypolonga, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Orchard Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 30 November 1942, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 5. Row E. Grave 12. Inscription: "GREATER LOVE THAN THIS NO MAN HATH. R.I.P.".
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murray Bridge War Memorial WW2

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, SX12346
24 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Wayville, SA
24 Apr 1941:	Involvement Private, SX12346, 27th Infantry Battalion
24 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX12346, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
24 Apr 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX12346, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement
Date unknown:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX12346, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion

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