Llewelyn Wyn Griffith

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Llewelyn Wyn Griffith

CBE
Born(1890-08-30)30 August 1890
Llandrillo yn Rhos, Clwyd, Wales
Died27 September 1977(1977-09-27) (aged 87)
NationalityWelsh
OccupationNovelist
Notable work
Up to Mamentz

Llewelyn Wyn Griffith CBE (30 August 1890 – 27 September 1977) was a Welsh novelist, born in Llandrillo yn Rhos, Clwyd.[1] A captain in the 15th Royal Welch Fusiliers, part of the 38th (Welsh) Division during the First World War, he is known for his memoir, , 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 Sir Ernest Gowers in the writing of Plain Words 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 Arts Council of Great Britain.[2] He was appointed CBE in the 1961 Birthday Honours.

A continuation of his World War memoir, based on research into Griffith's papers, was published in 2010.[3]

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[]

  1. ^ Meic Stephens (2007). Poetry 1900-2000. Summersdale Publishers Limited. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-84839-722-4.
  2. ^ "Dr Llewelyn Wyn Griffith – Distinguished Welsh writer and broadcaster", The Times, 29 September 1977, p. 14
  3. ^ "Llewellyn Wyn Griffith The Great War by Jonathon Riley". Generalship.org. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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