Percival Austin Griffiths

1880 - 1949  (69 years)

• Name	Percival Austin Griffiths
  Nickname	Percy
  Birth	1880	St Marys, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  		Birth Record - Percy Austin Griffiths Percy Austin Griffiths born 1880 at Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Military Honours	World War I
  	Percy was awarded the following decorations: 1914 - 15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
  		1914-15 Star The 1914?15 Star was authorised in 1918 and was awarded for service in specified theatres of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915. A recipient of the 1914 Star could not also be awarded the 1914?15 Star. Eligibility The 1914-15 Star may be awarded to those who saw service in a prescribed Theatre of War between 5 August 1914 and 31…
  		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…
  		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…
  		Returned from Active Service Badge Percy was issued RAS BADGE No.41744
  		The ANZAC Commemorative Medallion and Badge In March 1967 the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Harold Holt, announced that a commemorative medallion and badge was to be issued to surviving members of the Australian Defence Force who served on the Gallipoli Peninsula, or in direct support of the operations from close off shore, at any time during the period from the first ANZAC Day in April 1915…
  War Service	28 Aug 1914	Enlistment - 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment - Service No. 491
  	Age: 34yrs 4 Mths
  	Address: Tattersalls Hotel Gilgandra, New South Wales Australia
  	Percy Enlisted at Rosebery Park, Sydney, New South Wales Description of Percival Austin Griffiths on enlistment: age 34yrs 4mths, height 5ft 6.5 inches, weight 9 stone 3pounds, chest measurement 32.5 - 35 inches, eyes Hazel, hair Dark Brown, religion Roman Catholic.
  War Service	28 Aug 1914	1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
  	Promoted to the rank of Private
  War Service	19 Oct 1914	!st Australian Light Horse Regiment
  	Promoted to the rank of Corporal
  War Service	19 May 1915	Popes Post, Gallipoli, Turkey
  	Percy was wounded, shot in the jaw at Popes Post Gallipoli, Turkey and evacuated to the 15 General Hospital Alexandria Egypt.
  War Service	01 Jan 1916	1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
  	Promoted to the rank of Sergeant
  		Percival Austin Griffiths Percival Austin Griffiths
  War Service	05 Aug 1916	Battle of Romani - First World War
  	Percy was wounded, shrapnel in the leg at the battle of Romani. Battle of Romani 04 August 1916 - 05 August 1916 The battle of Romani, fought between 3 and 5 August 1916, finally put a stop to the Turkish threat to the Suez canal and marked the beginning of the British forces' drive out of Egypt and into Palestine. The British defences were sited admist a series of towering sand dunes, 35 kilometres east of the canal, which the Turks tried to outflank to the south early on 4 August. Initially, only the 1st Light Horse Brigade was in position to meet the Turkish attack. Heavily outnumbered it was forced to fall back but as the day progressed both mounted and infantry reinforcements steadily arrived, allowing the position to be stabilized around a massive dune known as Mount Royston, after the charismatic light horse officer Lieutenant Colonel "Galloping Jack" Royston. The position was held throughout the night and before dawn the next morning the 1st and 2nd Light Horse Brigades advanced on foot with the bayonet. Turkish resistance collapsed at this point, and large numbers of prisoners were taken. At 6.30 am fresh troops of the 3rd Light Brigade were turned loose in pursuit of the retreating Turks.
  Death	29 Dec 1949	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I7110	Tucker Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Joseph Griffiths,   b. 13 May 1851, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia d. 26 Jun 1898, Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Mary-Ann Agnes Teresa Bryant,   b. 14 Aug 1852, Goulburn St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 24 Aug 1905, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1875	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  Family ID	F2205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Elizabeth Alvey Hall,   b. 03 Mar 1881, Collie via Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia d. 1951, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia (Age 69 years)
  Children	+ 1. Kenneth Austin Griffiths,   b. 19 May 1920, Haberfield, New South Wales, Australia d. 9 May 2002, Victoria, Australia (Age 81 years) + 2. Alan Hall Griffiths,   b. 22 May 1922, Haberfield , New South Wales, Australia d. 10 Jan 1999, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F2215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] New South Wales Government, NSW BDM, 1880 (Reliability: 2). Surname Griffiths, Given Name Percy Austin, Index Year 1800, Father Jonathan Joseph, Mother Mary Ann T, Place of Registration Penrith, Registration Year 1800, Registration Number 22545. [S4] New South Wales Government, NSW BDM, 1379/1875 and 1879/1875 (Reliability: 3). Marriages Registration number 1379/1875 and 1879/1875 The marriage has been registered twice 1379/1875 in Newtown and 1879/1875 in Bathurst.