Walter George William GRIFFIN

GRIFFIN, Walter George William

Service Number: SX6914
Enlisted: 29 June 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/8th Field Ambulance
Born: Brompton, SA, 25 August 1900
Home Town: Brompton, South Australia
Schooling: Brompton Public School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: 31 August 1961, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia
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World War 2 Service

29 Jun 1940: Involvement Private, SX6914
29 Jun 1940: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
29 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX6914, 2nd/8th Field Ambulance
21 Aug 1943: Discharged
21 Aug 1943: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX6914, 2nd/8th Field Ambulance

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Walter was married with eight children and resided at 35 Fourth Street, Brompton, SA.  Educated at Brompton he played football for Excelsior Club for several seasons and was fond if fishing.  In civilian life he worked at the brickyards in and around Brompton for many years and when he enlisted in June 1940 was employed at Walkerville Brewery.  He left Australia in December 1940 and saw service in Tobruk and Syria.