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GRIFFIN, George Maurice
Personal Details
Service Number: | 22010 |
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Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic, Australia |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Jeetho, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Orchardist |
Died: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 22 December 1932, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Poowong Cemetery (DVA) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: Church of England; Section B; Grave 65. |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 22010, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic, Australia | |
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17 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 22010, 24th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
4 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 22010, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
4 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
16 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 22010, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
6 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 22010, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, (NAA, Pg's-4, 17) | |
6 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
6 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
31 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Promoted - as per stated: 31/08/1918, [T/Sgt] Temporary Sergeant (NAA, Pg-4). | |
8 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Promoted (Reverted back to); 08/12/1918, From [T/Sgt to Cpl] From - Temporary Sergeant -to- Corporal (NAA, Pg-9). | |
27 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 22010, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharge (Medical): 27/06/1919, [3rd M.D.] 3rd Medical District - Melbourne, Vic, Australia (NAA, Pg's-4, 17). | |
12 Feb 1923: | Honoured British Empire Medal, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Maurice John GRIFFIN & Mary (nee ROUGHAN) GRIFFIN.