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Private JOHN GRIFFITHS

Service Number: 15217
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Welsh Regiment

6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 28 September 1916

Age 36 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

III. B. 5.

France

CAS ID 371741

Photographer: UKNA

Headstone. WW1 in Stancliffe, WW2 in Portland. Many WW1 headstones have been replaced with incorrect stone type Site survey 19th December 2024

Photographer: Adam Kelsall

Headstone. WW1 in Stancliffe, WW2 in Portland. Many WW1 headstones have been replaced with incorrect stone type Site survey 19th December 2024

Photographer: Adam Kelsall

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Photographer: S Baird

SCREEN WALL IN SECTION Q

Photographer: Terry Boynes

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Photographer: Stuart Baird

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John Griffiths, of Cwm-Coy, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire; husband of Beatrice May Griffiths, of 17, Corbett St., Ogmore Vale, Glam.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2167
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