Arthur Bird Griffin and Lily Moore
AG Knapper
February 10, 2024
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.
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