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Griffiths-R-E-Pte-428

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

Letters from home: 'Griffiths when he received his last letter'. 

Image: Ellis Stones.  Source: Discovering Anzacs.

 

Griffiths R E     Pte    428    Rhys Emilyn               7 Inf Bn    23    Electrician    Single    Bap        

Address:    Ascot Vale, Doncaster St, 129   

Next of Kin:    Griffith, Maggie, Mrs 4 Vlei St, Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa   

Enlisted:    19 Aug 1914       

Embarked:     A20 Hororata 19 Oct 1914  
Prior service: Junior cadets

 

Date of death:  25/04/1915

LONE PINE MEMORIAL

 

Intestate Estate.

The Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons has obtained a rule to administer the estate of Rhys Emlyn Griffith, of the A.I.F., formerly of 129 Doncaster street, Ascot Vale. The deceased died on 25th April, 1915,  leaving property valued at £25 16s 8d.

 

Intestate Estate. (1917, July 19). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 1. Retrieved June 26, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74603175

 

Intestate Estate.

 

The curator of the estates of deceased persons has obtained a rule to administer the estate of Rhys Evelyn (sic) Griffiths. A.I.F., formerly of 129 Doncaster street, Ascot Vale, £25:
Intestate Estate. (1918, April 18). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 (Morning). Retrieved August 17, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74605668

 

WILL
Mena Camp,
Cario (sic)
2nd Feb 1915
In the event of my death I give the whole of my property and effects to Maggie Griffiths
4 Vlei St, Krugersdorp Transvaal, South Africa
to do with as she thinks best.
R E Griffiths
Private No 428
Australian Imperial Forces
Witness 2/2/15
Pte Richard P Denham 432

Series number:     VPRS 7591  Consignment number:     P0002  Unit number:     578  PROV

 

Detail from the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, courtesy of Kim Phillips of the Spirits of Gallipoli website.

 

Rhys Emlyn Griffiths' family memorial in Krugersdorp, South Africa, courtesy of Jena Griffiths. 

 

 

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Town Hall F-L

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours

 

In Memoriam

 

No notices  in The Argus to 1920..

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