William GRIFFIN

Regimental number12/1966
Date of birth18 March 1892
Place of birthIreland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressRanfurly House, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 10.5"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Honora La Dette, Ranfurly House, Wellesley Street, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister: Mrs H. la Dette, Kyber Pass Road, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now reported Believed killed on or about 8 August 1915.'

War service: 210 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789123