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Son of Eleanor S. Griffin, of Toronto, Ontario and the late John Gilmore Griffin of Ireland. Brother of Frederick Samuel Gilmore, John Pelan, Sydney Herbert and Gerald Walter. Husband of Ethel (née Green) Griffin, of Montreal, Quebec.
Father of John Gilmore, Eleanor Grace, Desmond Gilmore, Sydney Patrick and Marion Ethel.
Brother of Colonel Philip George Griffin, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.
Brother of Private Victor Ernest Griffin, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment).
Military Cross, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-45.
Digital gallery of Major Sydney Herbert Griffin
Digital gallery of
Major Sydney Herbert Griffin
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Sydney Herbert Griffin
From the Toronto Star April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Sydney Herbert Griffin
From the Toronto Star April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Sydney Herbert Griffin
From the Toronto Telegram November 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Sydney Herbert Griffin
From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Sydney Herbert Griffin
From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major Sydney Herbert Griffin
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 31 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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MONTREAL (MOUNT ROYAL) CEMETERY Quebec, Canada
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