Thomas GRIFFITHS CMG, CBE, DSO, MID*

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	15 August 1914, Previously served in Victorian Artillery (1886-1890)
Last Rank:	Brigadier General
Last Unit:	Administrative Headquarters
Born:	Presteigne, Powys, Wales, 29 September 1865
Home Town:	St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Old Vicarage, Wrexham, Denbighshire
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Toorak, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1947, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Plot - MGC-RC-Comp-NA-No-638
Memorials:

15 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 1st Division Headquarters, Previously served in Victorian Artillery (1886-1890)
22 Oct 1914:	Involvement Headquarters Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
22 Oct 1914:	Embarked Headquarters Staff, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
1 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Major
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 2 ANZAC Corps Headquarters
1 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel
3 Jun 1916:	Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
20 Jan 1917:	Honoured Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, For recognition of valuable services in connection to the war
1 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, General List
12 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Colonel, Administrative Headquarters, Commandant, Administrative Headquarters
28 Feb 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Brigadier General, Administrative Headquarters, T/Brigadier since 1/1/1918
24 Mar 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Brigadier General, Officer, Appointment terminated at 3MD

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