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GRIFFITHS, George Whiting
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q186743 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | District Accounts Office (Qld) |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 5 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Injuries (fall from a bridge), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 December 1941, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mackay Cemetery, Qld Cremated at Mt Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane. Ashes buried in the Mackay Cemetery, Mackay Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, Q186743 | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1939: | Enlisted | |
| 14 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Q186743 | |
| 22 Dec 1941: | Discharged | |
| 22 Dec 1941: | Involvement Corporal, Q186743, District Accounts Office (Qld) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"SOLDIER'S FATAL FALL FROM STORY BRIDGE
Corporal George Griffiths, 50, of the Garrison Battalion, fell to his death from the Story Bridge last night. No one saw him fall The body was
found on the concrete roadway of the Boundary Street wharf at 10.35 by the nightwatchman (Mr. W. Clements), who went to investigate the cause of a loud noise." - from the Brisbane Courier Mail 23 Dec 1941 (nla.gov.au)
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