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Edward Steward Griffiths

In memory of:

Stoker Edward Steward Griffiths

August 21, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

V/42952

Age:

22

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Alberni

Additional Information

Born:

March 3, 1922
St. Catharines, Ontario

Son of Howard Franklin Sherrard Griffiths and Ester Florence (Norton) Griffiths, of St. Catharines, Ontario.

Brother of Helen, Ester, James, Harold, Clifford, May, Margaret, Dorothy, William and Trooper Howard Frank Griffiths, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Dragoons.

Commemorated on Page 322 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Panel 12.

Location:

The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:

1914-1939
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.

On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Edward Steward Griffiths– In the space of a credo the H.M.C.S. Alberni sank into the Atlantic Ocean harvesting many souls including our Edward. In the evening when the sun seems to sink into the vast ocean leaving behind it a trail of glory, Edwards grave, known only to God lays triumphant in its splendor. Gratefully submitted by LC

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    Photo of Edward Steward Griffiths
    Photo of Edward Steward Griffiths – In the space of a credo the H.M.C.S. Alberni sank into the Atlantic Ocean harvesting many souls including our Edward. In the evening when the sun seems to sink into the vast ocean leaving behind it a trail of glory, Edwards grave, known only to God lays triumphant in its splendor. Gratefully submitted by LC
  • H.M.C.S. Alberni– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    H.M.C.S. Alberni
    H.M.C.S. Alberni – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– The Alberni Project Society Wall of Honour display located at HMCS Alberni Museum, 625 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC

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    Memorial – The Alberni Project Society Wall of Honour display located at HMCS Alberni Museum, 625 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC
  • Memorial– The Alberni Project Society located at HMCS Alberni Museum, 625 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC. Panel bearing Edward Griffiths' name. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by LC

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The Alberni Project Society located at HMCS Alberni Museum, 625 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC. Panel bearing Edward Griffiths' name. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by LC
  • Memorial– Within the front foyer of St. Paul Street United Church (currently Silver Spire United Church) located at 366 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON, are three memorial plaques. One of which bares the names of those of the congregation who gave the greatest gift for their country and fellow man. The names of the two Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are commemorated. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by LC.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Within the front foyer of St. Paul Street United Church (currently Silver Spire United Church) located at 366 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON, are three memorial plaques. One of which bares the names of those of the congregation who gave the greatest gift for their country and fellow man. The names of the two Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are commemorated. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by LC.
  • Memorial– The names of the two Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are commemorated on a plaque at the St. Paul Street United Church, St. Catharines, ON.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The names of the two Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are commemorated on a plaque at the St. Paul Street United Church, St. Catharines, ON.
  • Memorial– Within the front foyer of St. Paul Street United Church (currently Silver Spire United Church) located at 366 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON, are three memorial plaques. One of which bares the names of those of the congregation who gave the greatest gift for their country and fellow man. The names of the two Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are commemorated. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by L. Coleman.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Within the front foyer of St. Paul Street United Church (currently Silver Spire United Church) located at 366 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON, are three memorial plaques. One of which bares the names of those of the congregation who gave the greatest gift for their country and fellow man. The names of the two Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are commemorated. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by L. Coleman.
  • Memorial– The bronze plaque bares the names of Griffiths brothers Edward and Howard.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The bronze plaque bares the names of Griffiths brothers Edward and Howard.
  • Memorial– A Memorial to the City of St. Catharines war dead is located on the exterior of their administration building located at 50 Church Street. The names of the Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are inscribed on the plaque. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by L. Coleman

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    Memorial
    Memorial – A Memorial to the City of St. Catharines war dead is located on the exterior of their administration building located at 50 Church Street. The names of the Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are inscribed on the plaque. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by L. Coleman
  • Inscription– A Memorial to the City of St. Catharines war dead is located on the exterior of their administration building located at 50 Church Street. The names of the Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are inscribed on the plaque. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by L. Coleman

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    Inscription
    Inscription – A Memorial to the City of St. Catharines war dead is located on the exterior of their administration building located at 50 Church Street. The names of the Griffiths brothers, Edward and Howard are inscribed on the plaque. Respectfully and gratefully submitted by L. Coleman
  • Memorial– Halifax Memorial Panel 12. On August 21, 1944 the Alberni was torpedoed and sunk by U-480, southeast of the Isle of Wight. Fifty-nine of her ship’s company lost their lives including Edward Griffiths. Respectfully submitted by L. Coleman

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Halifax Memorial Panel 12. On August 21, 1944 the Alberni was torpedoed and sunk by U-480, southeast of the Isle of Wight. Fifty-nine of her ship’s company lost their lives including Edward Griffiths. Respectfully submitted by L. Coleman
  • Memorial– Halifax Memorial Panel 12. On August 21, 1944 the Alberni was torpedoed and sunk by U-480, southeast of the Isle of Wight. Fifty-nine of her ship’s company lost their lives including Edward Griffiths. Respectfully submitted by L. Coleman

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Halifax Memorial Panel 12. On August 21, 1944 the Alberni was torpedoed and sunk by U-480, southeast of the Isle of Wight. Fifty-nine of her ship’s company lost their lives including Edward Griffiths. Respectfully submitted by L. Coleman

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