William Harold Griffiths

William Harold Griffiths

Male 1895 - 1917  (22 years)

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  • Name William Harold Griffiths 
    Birth 1895  Richmond, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Address 24 Aug1915 
    Address:
    Scholey Street,
    Cessnock, New South Wales
    Australia 
    Military Honours First World War Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • William was awarded the following Decorations:
      British War Medal No. 33856
      Victory Medal No. 33616
      1914-1915 Star
      The above medals along with 1914-1918 Memorial Plaque and scroll "as a solace for bereavement and as a memento". Were presented to his parents William and Laura Griffiths.


    Victory Medal
    Victory Medal
    Left to Right: obv Face and Rev Face
    The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. Each of the Allied nations issued a ?Victory Medal' to their own nationals with all of these having the figure of Victory on the obverse as a common feature. Australians were awarded the medal…

    British War Medal
    British War Medal
    British War Medal, Left to Right Obv and Rev Sides
    Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The qualification period was later extended to cover post-war mine clearance and service in Russia during 1919 and 1920.
    The British War Medal was awarded for service in a theatre of war between 5…


    War Service 24 Aug 1915  World War I Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Killed in Action at the battle of Passchendaele, Zillebeke,Yepres Belgium - 13 Oct 1917 
    • William served in the 5th Pioneers of 30th Battalion, 8th Brigade, 5th Australian Division, A.I.F and was killed in Action on 13th of Oct 1917 during the battle Passchendaele II at Zillebeke,Ypres, Belgium. Details of the battle of Passchendaele II can be found at http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/histories/5/chapters/22.pdf He received the following decorations:
      British War Medal No. 33856
      Victory Medal No. 33616
      1914-1915 Star




    Occupation 24 Aug1915  Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fruit Carter 
    Death 13 Oct 1917  Zillebeke, Ypres, Belguim Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Was Killed in Action during the Battle of Passchendaele II at Zillebeke, Ypres, Belgium during the First World War.
    Burial Hooge Crater Cemetary, Zillebeke, Plot 4, Row E, Grave 8 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    The Hooge Crater Cemetery
    The Hooge Crater Cemetery
    William Harold Griffiths is buried in the Hooge Crater Cemetery, Zillbeke,Plot 4, Row E, Grave 8.
    The Hooge Crater Cemetery, Zillbeke is located 4 km east of Ypres (now Ieper) town centre on the Meenseweg (N8) connecting Ieper to Menen.

    Person ID I7000  Tucker Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2008 

    Father William Tobias Griffiths,   b. 1871, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1944, Mossman, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Laura Ann Perry,   b. 1870, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1894  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart


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