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Gnr. John Edward Griffiths
Australian Imperial Force 8th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
from:Australia
(d.8th Oct 1918)
Jack Griffiths was killed in action on the 8th of October 1918, aged 27. Buried in in the Bellicourt British Cemetery in France, he was the son of Florence Ellen Preedy (formerly Griffiths), of 83 Albert Avenue, Maindee, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, and the late James Griffiths.
My Mother's cousin John (Jack) Edward Griffiths enlisted in the A.I.F. in Western Australia although he was from the UK and only there on holiday. He joined A.I.F. 8th Bde. A.F.A. on the 29th of September 1915. That was later crossed out on his papers and changed to 20th Battery on 6th of October 1915. He then became a Gunner in the 30th Battery on 1st of April 1916. My Grandparents live 104 miles out of Kalgoorlie in the bush, Jack became the mail man for the area and travelled long distances. For a man he had beautiful handwriting and although he never married he was engaged to a lady in Melbourne, Victoria, when he died
