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Title: Lt Com L.G.Griffiths.
Post by: wrjones on Sunday 05 May 19 14:10 BST (UK)

Someone has come up with the Diary of a Lt Com L.G.Griffiths highlighting his travels with the Navy around the world.Thats all that is known I'm afraid?

Regards
William Russell Jones.

Title: Re: Lt Com L.G.Griffiths.
Post by: cath151 on Sunday 05 May 19 14:30 BST (UK)

Hi
There is a RN officers record for a Leslie Gerald Griffiths who served in WW1 and became a Lieut Commander in later days, served WW2 I think and sadly died on board the ship Durban Bay in 1951 aged 56
Born Burton on Trent Staffs, he certainly had a long and varied career at sea and looks a good candidate.

Cathy

Title: Re: Lt Com L.G.Griffiths.
Post by: wrjones on Sunday 05 May 19 14:35 BST (UK)

Thanks Cathy,I've seen records of him.One thing to go on,there is a mention of the S.S.Lucy Borchard and he highlights his travels on her in 1950.

Regards
William Russell Jones.

Title: Re: Lt Com L.G.Griffiths.
Post by: mazi on Sunday 05 May 19 14:40 BST (UK)

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35733164

This article suggests that he, or his namesake, was a lt. commander in 1929.

Mike

Title: Re: Lt Com L.G.Griffiths.
Post by: cath151 on Sunday 05 May 19 14:42 BST (UK)

There is a Lieut Com L G Griffiths that wrote quite a few interesting pieces in the papers, one wonderful piece about "Christmas and Black Magic".

Cathy