GRIFFIN, Francis Joseph
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Uddingstone, Lanarkshire, Scotland., 1 February 1881 |
| Home Town: | Nedlands, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia., 11 June 1965, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle |
Francis Joseph Griffin.
He called "Frank"
He enlisted for WW1 as an Officer W293 16 Aug 1915. & discharged 9 May 1919.
He re-enlisted For WW2 on 1 March 1940 as Captain V83120 & discharged 25 July 1941.
Submitted 28 March 2015 by Roger Griffin
Biography
Francis Joseph (Frank) joined as an Officer No. 292 as he had served 11 years 11 months in Vic. Scotish Regt. then 1 year 9 months Prov. Lieu in Aust.Intelligence Corp 5th. M,D. as detailed on Application for a Commission in the A.M.Forces Ref. Nos. W17/2709.
He was posted to13th/11th Battn. as Lieutenant, later Captain (28/4/1916).
Embarked 17.1.16 at Freemantle on H.M.A.T. A30 "BORDA" disembarked at Marseilles via Suez. Received a G.S.W elbow and sent to hospital in England then back to France. He was wounded on a number of times. He returned to Australia then back to France in Nov. 1917 to be gassed and wounded.
He returned to Australia 29 Dec.1918 and discharged 9 May 1919 as M.U.
He reenlisted 1 March 1940 as Captain V83120 at South Melbourne.
Discharged 25 July 1941 S C (3MD) Camp Hospitals
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