Albert Harold GRIFFITHS

Regimental number2/673
Date of birth28 January 1882
Place of birthWellington
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDentist
AddressTiotio Road, Seatoun
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 4"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Griffiths, Courtenay Place, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed for 11 years as Sergeant, D Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery; no longer serving in a military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date9 September 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 9 October 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 8), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Foster-father: John Griffiths, 24 Victoria Street, Hawera
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, Anzac, 9 August 1915 (gun shot wound, neck), and admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance; transferred to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 10 August 1915; to Lowlands Casualty Clearing station, Mudros, 28 August 1915; discharged to New Zealand Base Details, Mudros, 17 September 1915; rejoined 2nd Battery, Gallipoli, 28 September 1915.

Killed in action, 9 October 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789152

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