Joses Clifton GRIFFITH

Regimental number10/358
Date of birth19 August 1896
Place of birthNelson
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationFarmer
AddressOtaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 8"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinJ Griffith, Otaki
Previous military serviceServed in C Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 November 1915
Discharge date28 February 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Ruahine', 17 November 1915; discharged (medically unfit: wounded, left groin), 28 February 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death19 May 1976 Levin
Age at death79
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789145