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GRIFFITHS, Daniel

Personal Information
Rank AC2
Forename(s) Daniel Myrddin
Surname Griffiths
Gender M
Age 24
Decorations
Date of death 17-06-1940
Next of kin Son of Daniel and Sarah Griffiths: Husband of Dorothy Phyllis Mary Griffiths, of Monmouth.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft
Serial Number
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place L'Aiguillon-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery
Grave Reference North Plot. Row 17. Grave 14..
Epitaph GRANT HIM, LORD ETERNAL REST WITH THE SPIRITS OF THE BLEST
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 173
Enlistment information
Service Number 627989
Service Royal Air Force
Group 2
Squadron 98
Trade WOp/AG
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 30-11--0001
End Date 30-11--0001
Takeoff Station
Day/Night raid
Operation
Reason for Loss On the 17/06/1940 the RMS Lancastria was bombed and sunk in St Nazaire while taking part in Operation Ariel- the evacuation of British nationals and troops from France two weeks after the Dunkirk evacuation. The victim is one of the ninety six members from 98 squadron.