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Philip George Griffin

In memory of:

Colonel Philip George Griffin

November 17, 1945

Military Service

Age:

52

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Service Order

Additional Information

Born:

March 18, 1893
Ireland

Enlistment:

January 8, 1940
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Eleanor Sarah (nee Pelan) Griffin, Toronto and the late John Gilmore Griffin of Ireland. Brother of Frederick Samuel Gilmore, John Pelan, Sydney Herbert and Gerald Walter. Husband of Florence M. Griffin, of Toronto.

Brother of Private Victor Ernest Griffin, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment).

Brother of Major Sydney Herbert Griffin, who died while serving with the Veterans Guard of Canada.

Commemorated on Page 520 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (PROSPECT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Veterans' Plot. Sec. 7. Grave 522.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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