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LIEUTENANT OSWALD GRIFFITH.

Darlun rhagorol yw yr uchod o gwr ieuanc a rhagolygon disglair iddo, a gobeithion llu am ddyfodol llwyddiannus iddo, ond daw y geiriau hyn in meddwl gyda grym adnewyddol: Nid fy meddyliau i yw eich meddyliau chwi, ac nid eich ffyrdd chwi yw fy ffyrdd i, medd yr Arglwydd. Mab ydoedd ef i Mr. a Mrs. Robert Griffith, 5 Lonbopty, Bangor. Addysgwyd ef yn Ysgol y Friars, a Choleg y Brifysgol, Bangor. Wedi hynny aeth i ofalu am Ysgol Hardwick, oddi yno aeth yn Athraw Cynorthwyol i Ysgol Genedlaethol Caernarfon. Oddi yno drachefn aeth i Westborough Road Council School, Southend, yn athraw, ac oddi yma yr ymrestrodd i amddiffyn ei wlad ar doriad allan y rhyfel, gyda'r Royal Field Artillery. Chwef. 26, 1915, cwympodd drwy gael ei saethu gan German Sniper, chladdwyd y noswaith honno yn Neuve Eglise, pan yn 27 mlwydd oed.

Above is the photograph of a young man with great potential, and hopes of a bright future. He was the son of Mr. a Mrs. Robert Griffith, 5 Lonbopty, Bangor. He was educated at Friars School & Bangor University, from there he took charge of Hardwick School and then became assistant master at Caernarfon National School. He moved on to Westborough Road Council School, Southend from where he enlisted with the Royal Field Artillery.  He fell after being shot by a German sniper on Feb 26, 1915, and was buried at Neuve Eglise aged 27

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