Llewelyn Wyn Griffith

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(30 August 1890 – 27 September 1977) was a Welsh novelist, born in

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. A captain in the 15th Royal Welch Fusiliers, part of the

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during the

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, he is known for his memoir, '' Up to Mametz'', which he wrote in the early 1920s, although the work was not published until 1931. Griffith was a career civil servant, and rose to a senior post in the Inland Revenue. He was a key helper to

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in the writing of ''

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'' in 1948. He was a well-known broadcaster, a founder-member of the Round Britain Quiz team. After retirement from the Inland Revenue he served as vice chairman of the

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."Dr Llewelyn Wyn Griffith – Distinguished Welsh writer and broadcaster", ''

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'', 29 September 1977, p. 14 He was appointed CBE in the

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. A continuation of his World War memoir, based on research into Griffith's papers, was published in 2010.

Works

Works by Griffith

*''Up to Mametz'' (1930) *''Spring of Youth'' (1935) *''The Wooden Spoon'' (1937) *''The Way Lies West'' (1945) *''The Barren Tree'' (1945) *''The Welsh'' (1950) *''The Adventures of Pryderi'' (1962)

Related works

*''Up to Mametz and Beyond'' (2010)

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffith, Llewelyn Wyn 1890 births 1977 deaths Anglo-Welsh novelists British Army personnel of World War I Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Royal Welch Fusiliers officers 20th-century Welsh novelists Welsh male novelists 20th-century British male writers People from Conwy