Hugh Ernest Griffiths

Served As: 
Ernest Griffiths
Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Elizabeth Griffiths; husband of Adeline Vazey Griffiths, of 32, Clarence St., Ponsonby, Auckland. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, at Gallipoli and on the Western Front, 1916.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1424
Name:
Hugh Ernest Griffiths
Served as:
Ernest Griffiths
Name variation:
Hugh Ernest Miller Griffiths (BDM Online)
Date of Birth:
26 March 1887
Place of Birth:
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
John Griffiths (father), 32 Clarence Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
20 October 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
32 Clarence Street, Ponsonby
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status on Enlistment: 
Single
Marital Status on Death: 
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carter
Employer:
Messers A B Wright and Son
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion, 3 (Auckland) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
17 November 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1
Date of Discharge: 
24 April 1917

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Area 1, Block B, Grave 48.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Hugh Ernest Griffiths
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