GRIFFITHS, Herbert
(Service number 83220)
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Birth
| Date | 14/06/1886 | Place of Birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Wai-iti Avenue, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. GRIFFITHS (wife), 137 College Street West, Palmerston North | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 November 1968 | Age | 82 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Glenfield Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Herbert Griffiths married Elsie Vera Drew on 19 June 1914 at Palmerston north, New Zealand. Late in 1917 he was drawn in the Second Ballot for Second Division Class A drafts.
Sources
Timaru Herald, 4 December 1917 (Papers Past) [08 August 2015]; Undertaker’s Records [21 December 2019]; Glenfield Cemetery headstone transcription [28 December 2019]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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