We remember John Frederick Griffin

We remember John Frederick Griffin

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1886
birth Birmingham United Kingdom Source:1471351 5th October 1886
1904
enlistment Merthyr United Kingdom Source:8792472 14th November 1904
1909
dates Age 23 Source:5507339 22nd December 1909
1909
employment Corporal Welch Regiment Army The Barracks, Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom Source:5507339 22nd December 1909
1909
events Corporal Military Discipline Cardiff United Kingdom No additional information can be found at present, as to previous military involvement - other than his occupation being listed as a Corporal in Maindy Barracks, Cardiff at the time of his marriage. Source:1471351 22nd December 1909
1909
marriage Grace Lillian Rowe Source:5507339 22nd December 1909
1909
marriage Grace Lillian Rowe Source:5507422 22nd December 1909 - 25th September 1914
1909
service British Army Corporal Welch Regiment Source:5507339 22nd December 1909
1910
children Lilian Lottie Griffin Source:5507422 22nd May 1910
1912
children Grace Emily Griffin Source:5507422 6th December 1912
1914
children Doris Maud Griffin Source:5507422 19th August 1914
service British Army Private 8456 Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:1471351
service British Army Private 8456 Welsh Regiment Source:7445152
location 4 back 90 Tower Street, Birmingham, England United Kingdom parents address Source:5507320
1914
death Killed in Action Commemorated on Memorial in La Ferte Sous Jouarre Cemetery, France. Battlefields France Source:7445152 Source:1471351 25th September 1914
burial La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-et-Marne France Source:7445152

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Frederick
Initials JF
Last Name Griffin
Source 1471351
First Names John F
Initials JF
Last Name Griffin
Source 1471351
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
4 back 90 Tower Street, Birmingham, England United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 8456 Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
British Army Welch Regiment Corporal
British Army 8456 Welsh Regiment Private
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lilian Lottie Griffin daughter 22nd May 1910
Grace Emily Griffin daughter 6th December 1912
Doris Maud Griffin daughter 19th August 1914
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Ann Griffin formerly Kimber mother
John Thomas Griffin father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Grace Lillian Rowe wife 22nd December 1909
Grace Lillian Rowe wife 22nd December 1909

Media

Media

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  • John Griffin - "He died for Freedom & Honour
    Private John Griffin's medal set in a mount. The caption around reads "He Died for Freedom and Honour"

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  • Cover information
    Name, Regiment and medal entitlement for John Frederick Griffin

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  • La Ferte -Sous-Jouarre Memorial
    Commemoration in War Cemetery in France

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  • Showing position of name on gravestone
    Inscription on gravestone in War Cemetery.

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  • Information contained in War Cemetery
    Information contained in records in the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial Cemetery in France.

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  • Posthumous Application for medals
    John Frederick Griffin died on 25th September, 1914 so his father (John Thomas Griffin) applied for his medals posthumously

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  • Transcript of War Diary page.
    Transcription of a page in the War Diary of dates and places surrounding the death of John Frederick Griffin

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  • Map of the Field of Conflict
    This is the map of the Field of Conflict at the time of John Frederick Griffin's death.

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  • Census 1891 and 1901
    Showing residence of John Frederick Griffin age 4 in 1891 and age 14 in 1901.

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  • Census 1911
    Census information showing residence, his wife (my Grandmother) and his first daughter (my Mother) in 1911

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  • Enlisted 14 Nov 1904
    From the Soldier's Effects Register

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  • Date of First enlistment in the Army
    Taken from Soldier's effects register.

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Communities

Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Pat18611
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Pat18611
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Pat18611
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Pat18611
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Pat18611
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Pat18611

External Evidence

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Record details for John Frederick Griffin (Welsh Regiment) Forces War Records. Pat18611
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Pat18611

Multimedia

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John Griffin - "He died for Freedom & Honour Pat18611
Cover information Pat18611
La Ferte -Sous-Jouarre Memorial Pat18611
Showing position of name on gravestone Pat18611
Information contained in War Cemetery Pat18611
Posthumous Application for medals Pat18611
Transcript of War Diary page. Pat18611
Map of the Field of Conflict Pat18611
Census 1891 and 1901 Pat18611
Census 1911 Pat18611
Enlisted 14 Nov 1904 Pat18611
Date of First enlistment in the Army Pat18611

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We remember John Frederick Griffin

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