Philip Griffiths

Philip Griffiths was born in Birmingham, represented Hampshire at county level and, because of his Welsh ancestry, represented Wales in international shooting contests, including the Mackinnon Cup march at Bisley. Griffiths was considered one of the best revolver and rifle shots in the Royal Navy in the 1920s, and he reached the final of the King’s Prize at Bisley on several occasions. He continued shooting competitively beyond the age of 60, and at Bisley in 1956, when 63-years-of-age, he won the Wimbledon Service rifle, and tied first place for the Daily Telegraph Cup. Griffiths served in the Royal Navy as a chief petty officer with much of his service on the training ship HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. During World War II, whilst retired from the Navy, he was a small arms ammunition inspector at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich.