Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
La Gazette de Londres annonça que le commandant d'escadre John Francis Griffiths, un Canadien de la RAF, avait reçu la Croix du service distingué dans l'Aviation à l'égard des opérations aériennes auxquelles il avait participé durant la guerre. Le cmdtEre Griffiths fut décoré à l'égard des attaques lancées contre des navires de guerre allemands le 14 décembre 1939. Premier Canadien à mériter la DFC pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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The Times, London 16 Dec 1940, page 2
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
1684 G/C John Francis Griffiths DFC (RMC 1922) He served with the Royal Air Force. He awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for air operations during the war. W/C Griffiths was decorated for attacks on German warships on 14 December 1939. He was awarded the Czechoslovakian Military Cross and he was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on May 9, 1945. He was buried in the Hotton War Cemetery in Belgium.
Galerie numérique de
Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
1684 G/C John Francis Griffiths DFC (RMC 1922) He served with the Royal Air Force. He awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for air operations during the war. W/C Griffiths was decorated for attacks on German warships on 14 December 1939. He was awarded the Czechoslovakian Military Cross and he was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on May 9, 1945. He was buried in the Hotton War Cemetery in Belgium.
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades.
1684 G/C John Francis Griffiths DFC (RMC 1922) He served with the Royal Air Force. He awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for air operations during the war. W/C Griffiths was decorated for attacks on German warships on 14 December 1939. He was awarded the Czechoslovakian Military Cross and he was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on May 9, 1945. He was buried in the Hotton War Cemetery in Belgium.
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Star January 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Star January 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Star December 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Star January 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Star December 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Star May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Telegram December 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Telegram September 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Telegram January 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Telegram March 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Telegram December 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
From the Toronto Telegram November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
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Colonel d'aviation John Francis Griffiths
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From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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The Times, London 16 Dec 1940, page 2
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1684 G/C John Francis Griffiths DFC (RMC 1922) He served with the Royal Air Force. He awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for air operations during the war. W/C Griffiths was decorated for attacks on German warships on 14 December 1939. He was awarded the Czechoslovakian Military Cross and he was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on May 9, 1945. He was buried in the Hotton War Cemetery in Belgium.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1684 G/C John Francis Griffiths DFC (RMC 1922) He served with the Royal Air Force. He awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for air operations during the war. W/C Griffiths was decorated for attacks on German warships on 14 December 1939. He was awarded the Czechoslovakian Military Cross and he was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on May 9, 1945. He was buried in the Hotton War Cemetery in Belgium.
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1684 G/C John Francis Griffiths DFC (RMC 1922) He served with the Royal Air Force. He awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for air operations during the war. W/C Griffiths was decorated for attacks on German warships on 14 December 1939. He was awarded the Czechoslovakian Military Cross and he was Mentioned in Despatches. He died on May 9, 1945. He was buried in the Hotton War Cemetery in Belgium.
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From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star January 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star January 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star December 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star January 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star December 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1939. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram January 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram March 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Owen Sound Sun Times May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Owen Sound Sun Times May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Niagara Falls Evening Review. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE DE GUERRE D'HOTTON Belgique
Le CIMETIÈRE DE GUERRE D'HOTTON est situé à 58 km au sud-est de Namur. De Namur, la N4 mène à la ville de Marche-en-Famenne. À l'arrivée de Marche-en-Famenne, la N86 se dirige vers Hotton. Une fois à Hotton, le cimetière est situé à 500 mètres sur la N86 en allant vers Menil.
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