| Code | DS/UK/12229 |
| Dates | 1912-2001 |
| Person Name | Griffiths; Jack Lester (1912-2001); MC; New Zealand rugby union player, cricketer and soldier |
| Surname | Griffiths |
| Forenames | Jack Lester |
| Title | MC |
| Epithet | New Zealand rugby union player, cricketer and soldier |
| Activity | Five eighth (fly-half) played for Wellington and New Zealand (1934-1938, 7 caps, 0 points). Captain of All Blacks on three occasions. Cricket for Wanganui. World War II served with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), rising to the rank of major and serving as an aide-de-camp to Lieutenant General Bernard Freyberg (Military Cross and mentioned in dispatches). |
| Dates and Places | Born 9 September 1912, Wellington, New Zealand, died 13 November 2001, Paraparaumu, New Zealand, aged 89. |