Arthur Bird Griffin and Lily Moore
Just a week after enlisting, Arthur Bird Griffin married Lily Moore on September 8, 1915, at St. Luke’s Church in Hamilton, Ontario.
Just a week after enlisting, Arthur Bird Griffin married Lily Moore on September 8, 1915, at St. Luke’s Church in Hamilton, Ontario.
Both of Dorothy and Robert Parry’s sons excelled in academics prior to enlisting with the Royal Canadian Air Force. One of them was a prisoner of war in Germany.
I found this fantastic postcard amongst my grandmother’s photo albums. My great grandfather, Arthur Bird Griffin is on the left behind the big guy in the front.
Henry Matthew Ireson emigrated from England and married Margaret Josephine Aldcroft on November 28, 1908, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
I found this military photo amongst my Grandmother’s things. I’ve tried to identify the men in the picture back to their army records.
Alfred James Webb Dyke was a war hero – with a checkered past.
Robert Longworth married Margaret Alice Morris on June 7, 1884, at St. James’ Church in Chorley, Lancashire. They had nine children.
Leading Aircraftman Leonard Joseph Gray was killed in a tragic, preventable accident that led to changes in the way night flying is conducted in the military.
Roger Martin Griffin married Irene Vincent Parker on December 6, 1916, in England, likely at St. Michael & All Angels Church in Flax Bourton, England.
Private Charles Owen Griffin’s medical records show a number of injuries, including a “contusion” on his thigh and a chest contusion from a bomb.