Name
Gerald Griffith
14th July 1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
26/08/1914
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant
Hampshire Regiment
1st. Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL
France
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Furneux Pelham memorial
Pre War
The De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour records that Gerald was born in Furneux Pelham on 14 July 1893, and was the sone of Son of Dr. Patrick Gill and Ellen Josephine Griffith, later of "Three Gables", Walton-on-Thames.
He was educated at Pinewood, Farnborough, and Blundell's school, Tiverton.
He joined the Army before the war and was Gazetted Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Hampshire Regiment in September 1911 and promoted to full Lieutenant on 17 January 1914.
Wartime Service
Gerald served with the British Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the 21st of August 1914 and died on the 26th from wounds received in action
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild
