A Post-War C.B., Second World War C.B.E. Group of Ten to Air Commodore J.S. Griffiths, Royal Air Force, Late Royal Fusiliers and Welch Regiment, The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion's (C.B.), Military Division, neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard, London case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander's (C.B.E.), 2nd type, Military Division, neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard, London case of issue; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., Welsh R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953, good very fine, mounted as worn where applicable, with possible space for one other award at end of wearing bar, together with a 'Stad Oostende' Medallion, gilt, the reverse engraved, 'Aan Air Commodore J. Swire Griffiths, C.B., C.B.E., 24.5.1963', in fitted case (11)

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A Post-War C.B., Second World War C.B.E. Group of Ten to Air Commodore J.S. Griffiths, Royal Air Force, Late Royal Fusiliers and Welch Regiment, The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion's (C.B.), Military Division, neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard, London case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander's (C.B.E.), 2nd type, Military Division, neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard, London case of issue; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., Welsh R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953, good very fine, mounted as worn where applicable, with possible space for one other award at end of wearing bar, together with a 'Stad Oostende' Medallion, gilt, the reverse engraved, 'Aan Air Commodore J. Swire Griffiths, C.B., C.B.E., 24.5.1963', in fitted case (11)

拍品專文

Sold with original Warrants for the recipient's C.B. and C.B.E.

C.B. London Gazette 10.6.1948.

C.B.E. London Gazette 8.6.1944.

Air Commodore John Swire Griffiths, C.B., C.B.E., was born in June 1894 and completed his education at the County Technical College, Carmarthenshire and the University of London. During the Great War he served with the Welch Regiment and Royal Fusiliers and was present at the landings in Suvla Bay and in subsequent operations in Gallipoli in which he was wounded. Afterwards employed in the Western Desert and in Palestine, he finished the War as a Staff Captain in 159th Brigade. Griffiths transferred to the Royal Air Force in the course of 1922 and held appointments in Iraq and Aden between the Wars. The renewal of hostilities witnessed his transferral to Army Co-Operation Command and between 1942-45 he served in India and South-East Asia. Latterly a Service Accountant, he was advanced to Air Commodore in 1943, awarded the C.B.E. in 1944 and the C.B. in 1948. Griffiths retired in 1952 and died in August 1969.