Topic: AIF - NZMRB - WMR
WMR, NZEF
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Roll of Honour
Edward Griffin
Poppies on the Auckland Cenotaph plinth
A brief biography of Edward Griffin extracted from the Cenotaph Database hosted by the Auckland Museum.
| Full Name: | Trooper Edward Griffin |
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| Rank Last Held: | Trooper |
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| Forename(s): | Edward |
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| Surname: | Griffin |
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| War: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| First Known Rank: | Trooper |
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| Next of Kin: | Michael Griffin (father), Cahircivien, County Kerry, Ireland |
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| Marital Status: | Single |
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| Enlistment Address: | Eketahuna, New Zealand |
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| Military District: | Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: | 3rd Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: | Auckland Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: | 14 February 1915 |
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| Transport: | |
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| Vessel: | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: | 285 |
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| Last Unit Served: | Wellington Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: | Egypt |
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| Date of Death: | 9 August 1916 |
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| Year of Death: | 1916 |
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| Cause of Death: | Killed in action |
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| Further References: | Military personnel file listed at Archives New Zealand. Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Additional Information: | Listed by Archives New Zealand as GRIFFIN, Edward - WW1 11/808a - Army |
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Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour, Edward Griffin
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Friday, 6 August 2010 5:04 PM EADT
