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Stokr. Owen Griffiths
Royal Navy HMS Munlochy
from:Holyhead
My grandfather, Owen Griffiths of Holyhead, Anlesey, served on the minesweeping vessel HMS Munlochy in the North Sea during WW1
Cyflwynwn i chwi yr anerchiad hwn yn gofarwydd o'ch gwasanaeth in gwlad a deyrnas yn nghyfnod y rhyfel mawr 1917 - 1919 Galwyd arnoch at waith diethr a phoenys a olugai i chwi ddioddef ac aberthy. Ei gorfod ymadael o honoch o'r gorlan hon am yspaid ar alwad eich gwlad, eto parhaech yn ddwfn yn serch yr Eglwys, yn ei meddwl ai gweddiau.
Mawr bryderem am ddiogelech eich einioes a'ch cymeriad mewn cylchoed peryglys. Llawenhawn i chwi gael eich harbed drwy'r cyfan oll, ach dychwell gartref at eich anwyliaid.
Ein dymyniad a'n gweddi, ydyw ac i'r Duw a'ch cadwodd hyd yma lewyrchu Ei wyneb arnoch a rhoddi chwi dangnefedd.
Ar Ran Yr Eglwys H D Hughes Gwenidog
Robert Thomas Llwydd y Pwyllgor
Rough translation,
We present you with this certificate as a recognition of your service to your country and Kingdom during the Great War period of 1917 to 1919. Your call to an unfamiliar and painful work meant you great sacrifice. You had to leave this fold for a while on this calling by your country, yet you persisted deeply in the love of this church, it's thoughts and prayers. We feared greatly for your safety both physically and spiritually in this dangerous situation.
We rejoice that you have been kept safely through the whole thing and have been brought home to your loved ones. Our devotion and prayer is that the God who kept you safely so far will have his face shine upon you and give you peace.
