Griffiths, James Patrick

All Campaigns

20 Jan

Written By Renegade Moss

SURNAME

Griffiths

NAME

James Patrick

PLACE OF BIRTH

Longreach, QLD

OCCUPATION

Miner

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Brisbane, QLD

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

26/02/1917

NEXT OF KIN

(brother) Arthur John Griffith, Mt Romeo, Cooktown, QLD

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

Address c/- Mr A R McGregor, Cairns, QLD (father of Bob McGregor of Cassowary?)

REGIMENT 1

15th Battalion AIF

REGIMENT 2

42nd Battalion

RANK

Private

DATE DISCHARGED

14/02/19

OTHER-INFO

Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal No.29577; Victory Medal No.28215.

STORY OUTLINE

James Patrick Griffiths left Brisbane by train on 12/06/1917 and embarked two days later at Sydney on HMAT Hororata A20, arriving Liverpool England on 28/08/1917.

He was hospitalised a short time later with bronchitis for nearly three months before being sent to the 42nd Battalion at Rouelles France.

He was severely gassed on 26/05/1918 and subsequently invalided to England for convalescence.

After a short leave and further convalescence in England he returned to Australia aboard HT Somerset D35 which left from Plymouth England on 4/12/1918 and arrived at Melbourne on 15/01/1919.

SERVICE NO

7516