GRIFFITHS A.H.

Given Names:  Ainslie Arthur Hope

Service Number:  729

Unit:  23rd Battalion, D Company                                                                                     

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  32 Yrs  4 Mths

Occupation:  Electrician                                                                                                 

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5¾ In                  

Weight:  128 Lbs

Chest:  34-36 In

Hair:  Wavy

Eyes:  Blue/Grey

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  3/3/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Laura Beatrice Elaine Griffiths

45 Auburn Parade, Hawthorn, Victoria                                                                              

Embarkation Date:  10/5/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Euripides A14

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Disembarked: 

Unit:  23rd Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  20486

British War Medal:  11175

Victory Medal:  11127

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  22/9/1882

Place:  Adelaide, South Australia             

Father:  John GRIFFITHS                         

Mother:  Phoebe Emily BUCK

MARRIAGE

Year:  1913     

Place:             

Spouse: Laura Beatrice Elaine EDWARDS

DEATH

Date or Year: 29/11/1915                        

Place: Gallipoli, Turkey                            

Burial:  Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounds: right leg shattered (almost severed), head and hands

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 312238

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION