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GRIBBON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 725 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1914, Enlisted Holsworthy Camp NSW allocated to 2nd reinforcement’s 7th Light Horse Regiment on establishment of Unit dated 16th December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Port Melbourne State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Newmarket, Victoria, Australia, 12 December 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Church of England Section Family Plot |
| Memorials: | Footscray Town Hall Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 725, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted Holsworthy Camp NSW allocated to 2nd reinforcement’s 7th Light Horse Regiment on establishment of Unit dated 16th December 1914 | |
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| 5 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 725, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Saldanha embarkation_ship_number: A12 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 725, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Saldanha, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Taken on Strength of the Regiment at Gallipoli for active service | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 725, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Posted ex 7th LHR to 2nd LHTR Egypt | |
| 16 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, RTA 6months Imprisonment with Hard Labour for completion of sentence. | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 725, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 725, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Sydney | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Taken on Strength of the Regiment ex Period of Detention in Australia | |
| 21 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 725, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit |
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