Mark Griffiths b. 13 Oct 1892 Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia: Our Family History

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Name	Mark Griffiths
Birth	13 Oct 1892	Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia [1, 2]
		Birth Registration - Mark Griffiths Mark Griffiths born 13 Oct 1892, Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia. Father Henry Griffiths, Mother Louisa Elliott. Registration Year 1892, Registration Number 659, RGD Number 33.
		Birth Register - Mark Griffiths 1892 Births Register in the District of Emu Bay - Mark Griffiths born 13 October 1892, Emu Bay. Father Henry Griffiths, Mother Louisa Griffiths formally Elliot. RGD33/1/73 no 659


Gender	Male
War Service	26 Oct 1916	France [3]
	Mark Griffiths Enlisted in the 24th reinforcements 12 Battalion, Australian Imperial Force 26 Oct 16 and after basic training sailed for France where he served until demobilized at the completion of the war on 19 Oct 1919. He was wounded in action on 23 Sep 1919



Occupation	26 Oct 1916	Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia [4]
Occupation	Labourer
Residence	26 Oct 1916	Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia [5]
Residence	Permanent address in Australia - Wynyard, Tasmania.
Military Honours	1920	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia [6]
	Mark Griffiths was awarded the British War Medal No. 7051, Victory Medal No. 6847 and Returned Service Badge C3620 for his military service during World War 1.
		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…
		World War 1 Returned from Active Service Badge The purpose of the Returned from Active Service Badge (RASB) is to recognise Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who have returned from active or warlike service during military campaigns in operational areas. The RASB is not issued posthumously as the badge is intended to identify those who have returned from active service.



Residence	15 Aug 1932	Railway Place, Highett, Victoria, Australia [7]
Residence	See page 15, World War One Military Service Record "address - Railway Place, Highett, Victoria
Occupation	24 May 1941	Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia [8]
Occupation	Stone Worker and Builder. See attached World War One Military Service Record, page 1.
Residence	24 May 1941	Cromer Road, Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia [9]
Residence	Address - Cromer Road, Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia
War Service	9 Jun 1941	Tatura, Victoria, Australia [10]
	Mark Griffiths enlisted in 3rd Gn Bde, Area 6 Carlton, Home Service and served until his discharge on 31st Dec 1942 (aged 50). He served as part of the garrison troops guarding the Prisoner of War Camps at The Tatura, Victoria until his discharge on 31 Dec 1942.




Military Honours	1949	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia [11]
	Mark Griffiths was awarded the War Medal 1939 - 1945 and the Australian Service Medal 1939-1945.
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Person ID	I8740	Tucker Family Tree \| The Descendants of Jonathon Griffiths
Last Modified	25 Mar 2015

Father	Henry Griffiths, b. 20 Feb 1857, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia d. 20 Feb 1936, Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia (Age 79 years)
Mother	Louisa Elliott, b. 25 Dec 1855, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia d. 25 Feb 1952, Her Residence, Main Rd, Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia (Age 96 years)
Marriage	17 Mar 1884	Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia [12]

		Marriage Record - Henry Griffiths and Louisa Elliott Henry Griffiths age 27 married Louisa Elliot age 24, 17 March 1884 at Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia. RGD37/1/43 No. 115. Registered at Emu Bay Tasmania.

		Marriage Registration - Henry Griffiths and Louisa Elliott Henry Griffiths age 27 Married Louisa Elliott age 24, 17 Mar 1884. Place of Registration Emu Bay, Registration Year 1884, Registration Number 115, RGD number 37
Family ID	F2736	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ethel May Hayes

Children

	1. Reg Griffiths
	2. Mark Griffiths
	3. Sydney Griffiths
	4. Violet Griffiths
	5. Clarence Griffiths
	6. John Griffiths
	7. Pearl Griffiths
	8. Linda Griffiths
	9. Constance Griffiths
	10. Henry Griffiths
	11. Stella Griffiths
	12. Marlene Griffiths

Family ID F2780 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 25 Mar 2015

Sources

[S172] Tasmanian Government, Linc Tasmania, (Tasmanian Government), 13 Oct 1892, RGD33/1/73 no. 659 (Reliability: 3).
1892 Births Register in the District of Emu Bay, Tasmania. See attached entry for Mark Griffiths.
[S6] Archives Office of Tasmania, Tasmanian Pioneers, (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Association with the Archives Office of Tasmania), 13 Oct 1889 (Reliability: 3).
Surname Griffiths, Given Name Mark, Event Birth, Sex Male, Father Henry, Mother Elliott Louisa, Registration Place Emu Bay, Event date 13 Oct, Event Year 1892, Registration Year 1892, Registration Number 659, RGD number 33.
Burnie is a port city situated on Emu Bay on the north-west coast of Tasmania, originally settled in 1827 as Emu Bay. The town was renamed for William Burnie - a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company - in the early 1840s
[S34] National Archives of Australia, 16 Oct 1916, 1 (Reliability: 3).
See attached World War 1 Military Service Record.
[S202] Australian War Memorial, 10 Feb 1917 (Reliability: 3).
See attached World War one, 24th Reinforcements, Embarkation Roll, Adelaide, South Australia, Private Mark Griffiths.
[S34] National Archives of Australia, 26 Oct 1916, 1 (Reliability: 3).
See attached World War One Military Service Record.
[S34] National Archives of Australia, 16 Oct 1916 (Reliability: 3).
See attached World War One Military Service record page
[S34] National Archives of Australia, 15 Aug 1932, 15 (Reliability: 3).
See attached World War One Military Service Record, page 15.
[S34] National Archives of Australia, 24 May 1941, 1 (Reliability: 3).
Occupation - Stone Worker and Builder
[S34] National Archives of Australia, 24 May 1941, 1 (Reliability: 3).
See attached World War One Military Service Record, page 1.
[S34] National Archives of Australia, 25 May 1941, 1 (Reliability: 3).
See attached World War Two Military Service Record
[S34] National Archives of Australia, 1949, 5 (Reliability: 3).
See attached World War Two Military Service Record
[S6] Archives Office of Tasmania, Tasmanian Pioneers, (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Association with the Archives Office of Tasmania), 17 Mar 1884 (Reliability: 3).
Surname Griffiths, Given Names Henry, Age 27, Sex Male, Event Marriage, Spouse Surname Elliot, Spouse Given Names Louisa, Age 24, Registration Place Emu Bay, Event Date 17 Mar, Event Year 1884, Registration Number 1884, Registration Number 115, RGD Number 37
Burnie is a port city situated on Emu Bay on the north-west coast of Tasmania, originally settled in 1827 as Emu Bay. The town was renamed for William Burnie - a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company - in the early 1840s