Battlefield grave of Captain (Capt) Harold Maurice Griffiths, 5th Battalion, from Albert Park, ...

Accession Number J03881
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Dexter, Walter Ernest
Date made 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

Battlefield grave of Captain (Capt) Harold Maurice Griffiths, 5th Battalion, from Albert Park, Vic. Capt. Griffiths served in the Citizens' Military Force (CMF) as a sergeant before enlisting on 17 August 1914. He was killed in action at Bapaume, France on 8 May 1917, and is buried in Grevillers British Cemetery. In April 1917 he was awarded the Military Cross. The photographer , Padre Walter Ernest Dexter DSO MC DCM was the unit chaplain.

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