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John Charles Griffiths known as Jack volunteered for airborne forces whilst serving in India in 1944/45.Cpl ‘Jack’ Griffiths served with 3 Airborne Squadron Royal Engineers in the Palestine and The Far East.

Corporal John Griffiths

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Palestine
Arab intransigence over the surge of Jewish immigration that followed the Holocaust in Europe led to the forming of extreme d...

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Far East
The 5th Parachute Brigade was sent to the Far East in preparation for a potential invasion of Japan. However, only the advanc...
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Group photos

Members of 3 Airborne Squadron Royal Engineers, Barian, North India, 1945.
Members of 3 Airborne Squadron Royal Engineers, Barian, North India, 1945.
Members 3 Airborne Squadron Royal Engineers at Rawalpindi Depot, India, c1945.
Members 3 Airborne Squadron Royal Engineers at Rawalpindi Depot, India, c1945.

Solo photos

Pte 'Jack' Griffiths c1945.
Pte 'Jack' Griffiths c1945.

Aerial photos

Pte 'Jack' Griffiths training jump, believed to be India c1945.
Pte 'Jack' Griffiths training jump, believed to be India c1945.