Personal Details
Born: 1 July 1898 in Broughall, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Family: He was the second of seven children born to George Griffiths, a bricklayer, and his wife Mary Jane. He married Sarah Elizabeth Allman in 1925 in Oswestry and together they had three children – William N, Hazel M and Eric G; Sarah died 1937. He married Gwendoline Amelia Butler in 1938 in Oswestry and together they had three children – Douglas G, Kenneth J and Graham.
Residence: In 1901 he lived with his family in Fox Lane, Broughall, Whitchurch; by 1911 they had moved to 5 Colliery Cottages, Ifton Heath, St. Martins, Shropshire. In 1939 he was living at Lyneal Villa, Ellesmere, Shropshire; at the time of his death he lived at Lyneal Mill, Lyneal, Ellesmere.
Employment: In 1939 he was a dairy farmer.
Died: 16 September 1956, in Ellesmere, age 58.
Other Information: His second wife, Gwendoline, had emigrated with her parents to Canada in 1924 but returned to the UK in 1929.
Military Details
Regiment: Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Rank: Private
Service Number: 20185
Date of Enlistment: 23 November 1914
Date of Discharge: 25 June 1915
Reason for Discharge: Discharged as being under age.
No medals awarded as did not see active service.