Sidney John GRIFFITHS

Regimental number10/883
Date of birth9 July 1888
Place of birthThames
SchoolNew Plymouth High School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank clerk
AddressWatson Street, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 11"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWilliam Griffiths, Hastings
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
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 Regiment
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, New Plymouth branch, 9 July 1904; promoted ledger keeper, 1 January 1908. Transferred to Christchurch branch, March 1908; to Head Office, Sydney, 21 October 1910; to Perth, western Australia, branch, November 1910; to Kellerberrin branch (as assistant), November 1910; to New Plymouth branch, September 1913.
FateDied of wounds 15 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 28), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Maria Griffiths. War Graves Commission states place of birth Wednesbury, England.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, Suvla Bay attack, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wounds, right hip and left arm); died of wounds (embolus septic brain), 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 15 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789225
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 157.

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