GRIFFIN, Daniel David
(Service number 10/2627)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Probably 30 November 1872, but also given as 21 April 1875 | Place of Birth | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 18 April 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Tolaga Bay | ||
| Occupation | Labourer, City Council, Gisborne | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | David Griffin (Father), Hereford St, Kensington St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16, Egypt Expeditionary Force 1916, Balkans (Gallipoli) & Mudros (Lemnos) 1915, Western Europe 1916-18 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 April 1952 | Age | 79 |
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| Place of Death | Palmerston North | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (March 2015); Military personnel file via Archives New Zealand (March 2015)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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