Joseph GRIFFIN

Regimental number4/901
Addressc/o A Brokenshire, Sandes Street, Thames
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, Henry Griffin, Sandes Street, Thames
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 June 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Patrick and Eliza Griffin; Wife: the late Mary Griffin. Native of Thames
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fifth