William Drummond GRIFFITH

Regimental number7/535
AddressWakefield
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, John Griffith, Wakefield, Nelson
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
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Mentioned in Despatches

'For distinguished service in connection with military operations under General Sir Edmund Allenby, GCMG, KCB, Commander in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 16 January 1918

Family/military connectionsBrother: 20992 Rifleman George [aka Alfred Garfield] GRIFFITH, 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 7 June 1917.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body