Colonel Edwin Major Griff

Service number 337545, VX51665
Ranks Held Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Colonel
Birth Date 1918-05-25
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Oakleigh
Final Rank Colonel
Service Australian Army
Units
  • 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
  • Australian Force Vietnam
  • 58/59th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Oakleigh
Conflicts/Operations
  • Korea, 1950-1953
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Vietnam, 1962-1975
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1944-04-27
Published in London Gazette in 1954-06-15
Published in London Gazette in 1969-02-04
Published in London Gazette in 1945-10-04
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-04-27
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-09-27
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1969-01-30
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1954-06-15

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Korea, 1950-1953

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
    Conflict
    Korea, 1950-1953
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    15 June 1954 on page 3541 at position 13
    Commonwealth Gazette
    15 June 1954 on page 1753 at position 13

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Korea, 1950-1953

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    58/59th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    04 October 1945 on page 4886 at position 34
    Commonwealth Gazette
    27 September 1945 on page 2073 at position 3

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Australian Force Vietnam
    Conflict
    Vietnam, 1962-1975
    Rank
    Colonel
    London Gazette
    04 February 1969 on page 1211 at position 3
    Commonwealth Gazette
    30 January 1969 on page 689 at position 3

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    58/59th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    27 April 1944 on page 1929 at position 134
    Commonwealth Gazette
    27 April 1944 on page 895 at position 85

Timeline

Date of birth 25 May 1918

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