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Personal Details of Alfred Griffiths

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Born:
Died:	19/09/1917
Buried:	26/09/1917

Listed below are all the details we have been able to find so far on Alfred Griffiths.

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Commonwealth War Grave

The Grave of Alfred Griffiths is a Commonwealth War Grave.
It is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Name:	Alfred Griffiths
Service:	Royal Garrison Artillery
Service number:	170044
Rank:	Gunner
Date of death:	19/09/1917
Age at death:	37
Other information:	Son of Caleb Griffiths; husband of M. Shefford (formerly Griffiths), of 8, Trafalgar Place, Bartholomew St., Newbury.
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Birth

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Death

Name at death

Alfred Griffiths

Date of death

Age at death

Gender at Death

Male

Cause of Death

Syncope, the result of shock and haemorrhage caused by the deceased cutting his throat with a razor on the 1st September in the year aforesaid but there is not sufficient evidence to show the state of mind at the time.

Place of Death

The Military Hospita Devonport, Plymouth

Usual Address

130 Bartholomew Street, Newbury

GRO certificate index

Year	1917
Quarter	September
District	Devonport
Volume	5b
Page	347
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Information Sources

Death Certificate, Free BMD

Death certificate for Alfred Griffiths*
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Burial Register

Name at death

Alfred Griffiths

Age at Death

Burial Date

26 September 1917

Abode

130 Bartholomew Street
Newbury

Official at Burial

John Neville

Comments

Burial Register Index

Book	1917
Page Number	007
Reccord Number	9652

Sources

Burial Register

Memorial Details

	From top of headstone: Thomas/son of / Caleb and Susan Griffiths/ who died may 13th 1888/ aged 20 years/ "Tired oh so tired, so weary am I/ then sweetly comes the thought/ there'll be resting by and by/ Rest for the weary limbs and for/ the aching heart/ Rest from all toil and labour among/ the quiet dead"./ Susan Griffiths/ mother of the above/ who died March 2nd 1891/ aged 45 years./ Also Alfred son of the above/ dearly beloved husband of Maude Elizabeth Griffiths/ who died Sept. 19th 1917/ Aged 37 years./ "Until the day breaks".

Name on Memorial	Alfred Griffith
Date of death	19/09/1917
Age	37
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Headstone and Footstone plus Commonwealth War Grave stone
Construction Material	Limestone
Condition of memorial	Fair, engraved letters but family headstone toppled over.
Pattison Location Code	P(A)7
Recorder's Notes	Commonwealth War Grave stone placed on family plot in remembrance of Alfred Griffiths who died in service at Devonport.
Others named on memorial
Thomas Griffith
Susan Griffith

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

GRIFFITHS A Local War Notes

Source:	NWN
Article date:	27/09/1917
Copyright:
Transciption:	NWN 27 Sept 1917 p8, Local War Notes The death is reported of Gunner Alfred Griffiths, of Newbury, which took place at Devonport on Wednesday, the 19th. He was a greengrocer and market gardener, carrying on business in Bartholomew-street. He joined the Royal Garrison Artillery on June 29th, but had been in hospital from July 4th to September 7th, and was at home on sick leave from the 8th to the 14th. He was found standing behind a door in a lavatory at Plymouth Citadel, with a deep and large wound in his throat, and threw down a razor when a comrade entered. He had lost a lot of blood, and died next day from syncope through hemorrhage and shock. At the inquest his wife, to whom he had married three years, said he had suffered from nervous depression during the sixteen years she had known him. While at home on leave he was unwell and depressed and had written since his return saying he was still poorly. Other evidence was given as to his depressed state. The jury found that deceased committed suicide, and that there was not sufficient evidence to determine the state of his mind. The body was brought to Newbury, and was interred yesterday in Newbury Cemetery. The coffin was covered with the Union Jack, and six soldiers of the Royal Defence Corps acted as a bearer party.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

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