GRIFFITHS, William

Maala Cemetery, YemenCredit: CWGC

Gunner
1st/4th Hampshire Battery
Royal Field Artillery

William was born 1896 in Newport to Francis & Elizabeth (nee PEARCE) GRIFFITHS. In 1901 the family resided at 4 Orchard Leigh Terrace, High Street, Shanklin & in 1911 at 4 Yarborough Terrace, St John's Road in Wroxall.

William, aged 20, died from malaria on the 21st of May 1916 & is laid to rest in the Maala Cemetery in Yemen beneath a Commission Headstone.

William is also remembered on the Shanklin War Memorial.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.