Private Leo Patrick Griffin
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Griffin,
Leo Patrick
Date of birth: 1890-02-07
Place of birth: Arthur Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Father: Michael Griffin, Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Marine Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Mechanical Engineers
Address:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-08-26
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Wancourt British Cemetery, V. H. 6.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 258741
Highest Rank:
Private
(28th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 28th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Shot in head at approximately 5:00 PM while advancing on an enemy position near Heninel, Pas de Calais, France
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 32523
LAC ID:
436779
Service file: B3831-S043
Uploader's Notes:
Partrick Leo Griffin (name at birth) was the son of Michael Griffin (1850 - 1918) and Bridget M McGinn (1856 - 1933). He had black hair and blue eyes.
Patrick had ten siblings: John (1875 - 1965), James Michael (1876 - 1960), Felix John (1877 - 1948), Eugene Joseph (1879 - 1945), William (1881 - 1974), Mary Catherine (1883 - 1963), Rose Olive (1884 - 1939), Lillian E (1886 - 1967), Elizabeth D (1888 - 1974), and Arthur Joseph (1894 - 1981).
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 211th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 28th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-08-30