We remember Gerald Griffith

We remember Gerald Griffith

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
sibling Cyril Cobham Source:8855882 1891
1892
sibling Gladys Mary Source:8855882 1892
1893
birth United Kingdom Source:7479053 1893
1910
education Blundells School Tiverton, Devon United Kingdom Source:9226671 1910 - August 1914
1911
location Trescs, Rydens Road, Walton On Thames United Kingdom parents address Source:8855882 1911
1914
service British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment Source:8855872 1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment Source:1472582
service British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 3rd battalion attached 1st Battalion Source:1472582
1914
death Killed in Action After he was left, nothing further was ever heard of him; he was posted missing, and subsequently declared dead aged 21. He was the first Blundellian to be lost in the war France Source:7479053 Source:9226671 26th August 1914
burial La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-et-Marne France Source:7479053

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Gerald
Initials G
Last Name Griffith
Source 1472582
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Trescs, Rydens Road, Walton On Thames United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Hampshire Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army Hampshire Regiment 3rd battalion attached 1st Battalion Lieutenant
British Army Hampshire Regiment Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Josephine mother
Patrick Gill Griffith father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Cyril Cobham brother 1891
Gladys Mary sister 1892

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Selena49658
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Selena49658
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658

External Evidence

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Gerald Griffith Hannah21187
Blundells School Roll of Honour Anne23518

Multimedia

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Gerald Griffith Hannah21187
Lieutenant Gerald Griffith James201

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