WW1 Veteran: Arthur Edward Griffiths Lance Corporal No: 920
Born in Victoria ~ August 1893 (Narioka near Echuca) Died in Victoria ~ October 1945 He lays to rest at Fawkner Cemetery (Victoria) Garden of Remembrance 1 Compartment 34 Niche 23
Arthur enlisted in Echuca on 19 August 1914 & was discharged in Melbourne 23 September 1919. He was at the landing of Gallipoli.
Only son of John & Annie (nee Taylor) Griffiths. Husband of Edith Mary (nee Clements) ~ married 18 January 1919 in Cheltenham, Gloucester England. Father to Arthur, Betty, Raymond, John & Neil. On returning to Australia, after WW1, Arthur & Edith settled in Preston. Their first 4 children were born between 1919 & 1925. Their fifth child arrived, much to their surprise, in 1943!
Arthur is my Grandfather ~ although he passed away before I was born, many stories were relayed to me about him ~ that I feel as though I do know him.
Submitted by Carol ~ email – duplessis@datafast.net.au
