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Griffith Evan Owen
« on: Friday 27 January 23 12:19 GMT (UK) »
Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for blood relatives of Aircraftman 1st Class Griffith Evan Owen - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - service no 1667676 - died 11/9/1944 - buried Nefyn New Cemetery

The private memorial marking the grave of Aircraftman 1 st Class Owen no longer provides adequate commemoration.  The Commission are in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave.

FIND A GRAVE

Nefyn New Cemetery Nefyn, Gwynedd, Wales
PLOT Sec. 1. Grave 164.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237224477/griffith-evan-owen

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Re: Griffith Evan Owen
« Reply #1 on: Friday 27 January 23 12:20 GMT (UK) »


Liverpool Daily Post Liverpool, Merseyside, England
13 Sep 1944, Wed    Page 4

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117350794/liverpool-daily-post/

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Re: Griffith Evan Owen
« Reply #2 on: Friday 27 January 23 12:21 GMT (UK) »
UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

Griffith Evan Owen - Rank:   Ac1
Death Date 11 Sep 1944
Service Number 1667676 - Burial Place Nevin New Cemetery, Caernarvon.

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Re: Griffith Evan Owen
« Reply #3 on: Friday 27 January 23 12:23 GMT (UK) »
Ancestry tree - Robert Richard Owen 1880–1961
died 10 August 1961 - The Cottage Hospital, Caernarfon.

Jennie Jones 1883–1950
born 1883 - Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales
died 1950  Caernarvonshire, Wales

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Re: Griffith Evan Owen
« Reply #4 on: Friday 27 January 23 12:24 GMT (UK) »

1911 census Palace Street Nevin Carnarvonshire.
All born Nevin.

Jennie Owen   27
Robert John Owen   4
Elliw Jane Owen   2
Magan Owen   1

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 27 January 23 12:27 GMT (UK) »

Sister -    Megan Jones 20 January 1910 - 2006  (aged 96 years)
Registration district   Caernarfon Gwynedd
Register Number 60 - District and Subdistrict 842/1 - Entry Number 149

Griffith Johnson Jones 9 February 1914 - 1992  (aged 78 years)
Registration district   Pwllheli and Porthmadog Gwynedd
Volume 25 Page   639


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Re: Griffith Evan Owen
« Reply #6 on: Friday 27 January 23 12:29 GMT (UK) »

Sister - Elliw Jane Owen 1908–1996
born  22 July 1908 - Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales
died 1996  Dwyfor, Gwynedd, Wales

spouse- Robert Roberts.

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Re: Griffith Evan Owen
« Reply #7 on: Friday 27 January 23 12:34 GMT (UK) »

message sent to tree owner - could be close match


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Re: Griffith Evan Owen
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 02 February 23 13:53 GMT (UK) »
Rwy'f yn byw yn weddol lleol i Nefyn ac dwi yn credu fy mod wedi dod o hyd i berchennog un o'r goed Ancestry ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol. Mae gennym y ddau ohonym yr un ffrind ac rwyf wedi anfon cais ffrind atynt. Gobeithio neith nhw cysylltu.

I live localish to Nefyn and believe have found one of the tree owner's on social media.   We have a mutual and friend and I have sent them a friend request.  Hopefully contact can be made.

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