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GRIBBLE, John Wriede Bulmer
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1666, 1491 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1914, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Leeuwin |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, 15 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Gosford, Gosford Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student of Religion |
| Died: | Illness, Dagleish, Western Australia, 1965 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1666, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1666, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1666, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1666, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1666, 1st Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW (right eye) | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Company | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1491, 1st Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières , 2nd occasion | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Company | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Company, Villers-Bretonneux, 3rd occasion - GSW (left arm) | |
| 18 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Company | |
| 25 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Company, Cashiered |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, HMAS Melville, Darwin, Northern Territory | |
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| 11 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant | |
| 12 Sep 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, HMAS Melville | |
| 7 Mar 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, HMAS Leeuwin |
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Son of Ernest Richard Gribble and Amelia Julia Wriede
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