Exceptional rear admiral was last survivor of torpedoed HMS Repulse

Story by Tim Barlass and Peter Jones 

Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths (Ret’d), aged 101, was the last survivor in Australia of HMS Repulse, which was torpedoed and sunk in a Japanese air attack in 1941, along with the Prince of Wales off Malaya as part of the war in the Pacific with heavy losses.

It was an illustrious career. From late 1973 to mid-1975, Rear Admiral Griffiths commanded the aircraft carrier Melbourne, which was flagship of the Australian fleet. In June 1976, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and appointed Chief of Naval Personnel.

Guy Griffiths was born in Sydney on March 1, 1923. He grew up in the Hunter Valley and descended from four pioneering, wine-producing families.

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Exceptional rear admiral was last survivor of torpedoed HMS Repulse (msn.com)