BORN WEIGHTON, EAST YORKSHIRE 1898. SON OF WILSON & LIZZIE GRIFFIN, OF BROUGH AND HALL FARM, BAWTRY, DONCASTER.
HE LIVED AT 9 LORNE TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL. ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 54837, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 20TH MANCHESTER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/10/1918, AGED 20.
HE IS BURIED AT POMMEREUIL BRITISH CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER WILSON GRIFFIN.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ROWLEY WW1 MEMORIAL, LITTLE WEIGHTON, EAST YORKSHIRE, WHICH RECORDS 15 NAMES.
| Name | Edward Griffin |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Weighton, Yorkshire |
| Residence | Weighton, Yorkshire |
| Death Date | 23 Oct 1918 |
| Death Place | POMMEREUIL BRITISH CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Manchester Regiment |
| Battalion | 20th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 76288 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 54837, East Yorkshire Regiment |
First name:
EDWARD
Regiment:
Military Number:
76288
Rank:
Private
Date Died
23/10/1918
Place died:
POMMEREUIL BRITISH CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE
Age:
20
9, LORNE TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
