Jonah GRIFFITHS

17th Jul 18951,2,3 - 31st Oct 19145

Life History

17th Jul 1895	Born in Tonyrefail, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom (Red Gate).1,2,3
17th Jul 1895	Resident in Tonyrefail, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom (Red Gate).2
13th Mar 1901	Resident in Pontyclun, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom (101, High Street).1 Son
2nd Apr 1911	Occupation Colliery Hewer.4
2nd Apr 1911	Resident in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom (10, Duke Street).4 Son
5th Aug 1914	Other fact Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.5,6
5th Aug 1914	Resident in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom (10, Duke Street).5
31st Oct 1914	Died in West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium (Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper).5 Western European Theatre
31st Oct 1914	Buried in West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium (Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper).5

Other fact http://stevejjones.co.uk/photo/thumbnails.php?album=2219.7

Census shows speaks both languages

Jonah went to war in 1914 to fight for his country but was killed in his first battle. The battle of Geravelt in Belgium. The battle of Ypres or "wipers" as it was called by the soldiers. His body was never found and his name is on the Menin Gate in Ypres and on the war memorial in Maesteg. He was 18 years old.
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