Regimental number | 11583 |
Occupation | Shepherd |
Next of kin | Father, J H Griffith, c/o New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, Pahiatua |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Marfaux British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 15), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Joan Griffith, 5 Dudley Terrace, Leith, Edinburgh |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as GRIFFITHS. |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 8 |