Cardiff Pals Military Medal Group of Five to Sergeant John Griffiths

WW1 Welsh Regiment Cardiff Pals Military Medal, Greek Military Cross Group of Five Medals. Awarded to Sergeant John Griffiths a native of Cardiff and original volunteer of the 11th Battalion, Welsh Regiment known as the Cardiff Pals Commercial Battalion. to include the Military Medal, “15260 SJT J. GRIFFITHS 11/ WELSH R”, 1914/15 Star, “PTE WELSH R”, British War Medal, Victory Medal, “SJT WELSH R”, Greek Military Cross. Group mounted for display.

NB: Accompanied by Silver War Badge “B249983”, with large certificate.

NB: Various original photographs and documents including official notification of the award of the Greek Military Cross.

NB: Military Medal London Gazette 3rd March 1919.

NB: Greek Military Cross 3rd Class London Gazette 21st July 1919

Sergeant John Griffiths was a native of Llanarthney and enlisted at Cardiff for the 11th Battalion, Welsh Regiment on the 2nd September 1914 and would be known as the Cardiff Pals Commercial Battalion. After training he landed in France on the 5th September 1915. The 11th Battalion were to spend a short time on the Western Front as on the 30th of October 1915 they set sail for Salonika and saw their first action in December in the retreat from Serbia. They would also see action with the 7th Battalion of the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry when they took Horseshoe Hill, they also took part in the Battle of Machukovo and the Battle of Doiran.
Sergeant Griffiths was wounded twice, as can be seen from the original photograph included in the sale.
On the 18th of March 1919 he was sent to the 2nd Southern General  War Hospital in Bristol.
An original War Department form which accompanies the medals, confirms the award of the Greek Military Cross 3rd Class, a second letter retains an original section of it’s ribbon. Sergeant Griffiths received his final discharge on the 25th June 1919 as no longer physically fit with wounds to his left elbow and right hand.

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