Serjeant 70239 John Griffiths

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 16th Bn. 'A' Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 24900, S Lancs Regt.

Age at death: 25
Date of death: 31st of October 1918 (Thursday)
Born: Haydock, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Etaples Military Cemetery - LXXI. C. 1.

Family details:
Son of George and Mary Griffiths, of Haydock, St. Helens, Lancs. Father George is legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 7 years old John, his widowed father George (29) and sister Frances (6) are living at 38 Clipsley Lane, Haydock with grandparents the Ashton family. 1911 - Sees 17 years old 'Labourer For Contractor' John living at 73 Clipsley Lane, Haydock with remarried father George (38), stepmother Mary Elizabeth (34) and sisters Frances (16), Maggie (4).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=25]Remembered On St Marks, Haydock War Memorial[/url]

[pic]tpics/70239_Griffiths.jpg[/pic] [caption]Image courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/70239_Griffiths.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Serjeant John Griffiths at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/J_Griffiths_RWF.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant John Griffiths at Etaples Military Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]