Individual Details
Vaughan GRIFFITHS
(28 Jul 1904 - 5 Jan 1950)
Events
| Birth | 28 Jul 1904 | Pontrhydyfen, Glamorganshire | |||
| Residence | 1911 | with his parents - 15, Penhydd Street, Oakwood, Pontrhydyfen, Glamorganshire | |||
| Residence | 19 Jun 1921 | with his parents - 21, Oakwood Row, Pontrhydyfen, Glamorganshire | |||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 | part time collier's helper, out of work (1921 Lockout) - Argoed Colliery, Pontrhydyfen, Glamorganshire | |||
| Education | Abt 1922 | School of Mines, Treforest, Glamorganshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1926 | joined the Glamorgan Constabulary - Glamorganshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1927 | played for Neath RFC - Neath, Glamorganshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | From 1928 to 1932 | played for Penygraig RFC as packleader - Tonypandy, Rhondda, Glamorganshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | Sep 1928 | toured with the South Wales Police Rugby Club - Devon and Cornwall | |||
| Miscellaneous | From 1929 to 1930 | played as a hooker for Cardiff Rugby Football Club - Cardiff, Glamorganshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | 17 Oct 1929 | played as a forward for the Possibles in a Welsh Rugby Union International Trial - Llanelli, Carmarthenshire | |||
| Occupation | 12 Nov 1929 | police constable - Tonypandy, Rhondda, Glamorganshire |  | ||
| Miscellaneous | 12 Nov 1929 | helped save the life of the occupants of a property that was on fire - Dunraven Street, Tonypandy, Rhondda, Glamorganshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | Dec 1929 | played with South Wales Police Rugby Club against Pontypridd - Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire | | ||
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1930 | Tabernacle CM Chapel, Cwmafan, Glamorganshire - Lilian GOVIER | | ||
| Occupation | 29 Oct 1930 | police constable - Tonypandy, Rhondda, Glamorganshire | |||
| Residence (family) | From Abt Nov 1930 | Tonypandy, Rhondda, Glamorganshire - Lilian GOVIER | |||
| Miscellaneous | Jul 1931 | was appointed Captain of Penygraig RFC - Tonypandy, Rhondda, Glamorganshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | 23 Jan 1932 | played hooker for the British Police Rugby Team in a match against the British Army Rugby Team - Newport, Monmouthshire | |||
| Occupation | 1938 | acting sergeant in the A.R.P. Dept. - Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire | |||
| Residence (family) | 29 Sep 1939 | 293, Lansdowne Road , Cardiff, Glamorganshire - Lilian GOVIER | |||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 | police acting sergeant - Cardiff, Glamorganshire | |||
| Occupation | Abt 1949 | Police Inspector with the Glamorgan Constabulary - Cowbridge, Glamorganshire | |||
| Death | 5 Jan 1950 | The Police Station, Cowbridge, Glamorganshire | |||
| Burial | 9 Jan 1950 | Jerusalem Cemetery, Pontrhydyfen, Glamorganshire | |||
| Probate | 15 May 1950 | Llandaf | |
Families
| Spouse | Lilian GOVIER (1903 - 1966) |
| Child | Gareth Vaughan GRIFFITHS (1930 - 2009) |
| Father | William GRIFFITHS (Y Row) (1876 - 1958) |
| Mother | Ann REES (1880 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann GRIFFITHS (1897 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Richard John GRIFFITHS MM (1899 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Sq Ldr Herbert GRIFFITHS RAF (1906 - 1976) |
Notes
Occupation
This from the Western Mail published on Wednesday the 13th of November 1929.Miscellaneous
The score was Pontypridd - 3, South Wales Police - 8. This from the Western Mail published on Friday 20th of December 1929.Marriage
Name: Vaughan GriffithsSpouse Surname: Govier
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1930
Registration district: Neath
Registration county (inferred): Glamorgan
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 2101