South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 26 Aug 1914 | ~ | Southam War Memorial | Southam Congregational |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Mobilised | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions near Ypres | 5 Aug 1914 at Bedford | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Wulvergem | ||
Circumstances Leading to Death - War Diary entries
7 Jan 1915 - Wulvergem. Took over section of trenches from 1st Bn. Dorset Regt. trenches in very bad state; full of water, sides fallen in.
8 Jan 1915 - Quiet except for sniping. Casualties 6 killed, 2 wounded. We shot 1 or 2 of enemy's snipers. Enemy shelled our trenches & neighbourhood without causing damage. Ralph was one of those killed by the snipers.
History of the Bedfordshire Regiment website
At some stage before the war Ralph had served with the Bedfordshire Regiment, perhaps around 1906 because there is evidence he served at the age of 20.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1896 at Farnborough, Warks | 18 Jul 1886 at Farnborough |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| Thomas and Mary Griffin | |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Mabel Alice Griffin nee Duckett | Leonard Ralph born 25 Jul 1911 |
| 10 Sep 1910 at Southam | William Thomas born 12 Dec 1912 |
| Ralph born 9 Nov 1914 | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - The Village, Farnborough, Warks | 1901 - Cow boy on farm |
| 1901 - Briar Farn, Southam (servant) | 1910 - Labourer (marriage cert) |
| 1910 - Southam | 1911 - Life Assurance Agent (Prudential) |
| 1911 - Wood Street, Southam | |
| Mountfield Gardens, Southam |
Picture courtesy of Southam Heritage Collection
