Name
Edwyn John Dalton Griffiths
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
06/09/1918
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
100040
Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)
15th Squadron
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TEHRAN MEMORIAL
Panel 5, Column 2.
Iran
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
Christ Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Edwin George and Edith Frances or Frances Edith (nee SMITH) GRIFFITHS of Watford.
His parents married 28 June 1896 at Holy Trinity, Brompton, London. Edith died 1926 in Watford aged 53, and was buried 10 March in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Edwin died 5 April 1941 in Watford aged 69, and was buried 9 April, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Edwyn was born 9 May 1897 in Hammersmith, London, and baptised 6 June 1897 at Holy Trinity, Brompton. He attended Alexandra School, Watford, from 10 January 1905 to 29 July 1909, and resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 3 he lived in Hammersmith, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, at school aged 13, he lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in London, and was formerly Private 1059 2/3rd County of London Yeomanry.
He was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 9 March 1915, and died in Basra or Bijar, Mesopotamia.
Additional Information
There is an article about Edwyn in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 28 September 1918.
Unfortunately, Edwyn’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
