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WWI British War and Victory Medal Pair Group To Griffiths Royal Marine Artillery
WWI British War and Victory Medal Pair Group To Griffiths Royal Marine Artillery
WWI British War and Victory Medal Pair Group To Griffiths Royal Marine Artillery

WWI British War and Victory Medal Pair Group To Griffiths Royal Marine Artillery

$ 34.31

Availability: 66 in stock
  • Condition: Used
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Region of Origin: Great Britain
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)

    Description

    WWI British War and Victory Medal Pair Group
    Medal group correctly impressed to 2951.S. GR.2. W. F. GRIFFITHS. R. M. A.
    William Frederick Griffiths
    Griffiths was born on June 26, 1883, in Bridgwater, Somerset, England to Father Benjamin Griffiths (1857-1928) and Mother Emma Brooks (1856-). Griffith’s Father was a maritime Pilot, and his mother was a homemaker. He was described as 5’3” tall with grey eyes and brown hair. Griffiths was one of 4 siblings (2 boys and 2 girls). Griffiths is listed in the 1911 Census as a Bootmaker.
    Griffiths enlisted in the Royal Marines on May 2, 1918. After training it looks as though he transferred to an Anti-Aircraft Battery on October 15, 1918, through his demobilization on February 24, 1919.
    Griffiths married Edith Amelia Gillingham (1883-1966) on August 20, 1908, in Somerset, England. They had one daughter also named Edith (1909-1984). The 1939 Census lists Griffith as a Boot & Shoe Dealer with his daughter working as his shop assistant. Griffiths passed away In December of 1968 in Somerset, England.
    No further research has been undertaken.
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