NAA: A9300, GRIFFITHS O H
General Information
Service(s):
Royal Australian Air Force
Service No:
413116
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
9 October 1921
Place of Birth:
Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia
Prisoner of War:
No
Honours:
Mentioned in Despatches
Award Citations
Mentioned in Despatches
Flight Sergeant GRIFFITHS has served with No. 100 Squadron as an observer in active operations in New Guinea for six months, and during that period has completed 277 hours of operational flying.
He has participated in 52 sorties and 7 strikes, most of these being armed reconnaissance flights, under adverse weather conditions and over long stretches of sea in the vicinity of large enemy fighter bases.
Throughout his operational career Flight Sergeant GRIFFITHS has displayed courage, keenness and determination of the highest order.
Unit: No. 100 Squadron, RAAF
Gazetted: The London Gazette, 10 March 1944
Archival Material
National Archives of Australia
| Series No. | Control Symbol | Item Title | Digitised Item | Item ID |
| A9300 | GRIFFITHS O H | GRIFFITHS OWEN HENRY : Service Number - 413116 : Date of birth - 09 Oct 1921 : Place of birth - MITTAGONG NSW : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - GRIFFITHS STANLEY |
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5260671 |
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Record Published:
New Book Release:
8 October 2023