GRIBBLE, Norman Arthur
Service Number: | 979 |
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Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bulli, New South Wales, Australia, 3 April 1891 |
Home Town: | Gulgong, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 19 May 1915, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery D. 17. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coonamble Municipality and Wingadee Shire HR, Gulgong District Soliders Memorial, Gulgong WW1 Roll of Honor, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor, Leongatha Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 979, 4th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 979, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 979, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
19 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 979, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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"...Norman Arthur Gribble of Gulgong, NSW. He enlisted in the AIF on 2 September 1914, serving as 979 Private (Pte) Gribble with the 4th Battalion, embarking from Sydney aboard HMAT Euripides on 20 October 1914. He was killed in action on 19 May 1915 on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, aged 23 years. His brother, 938 Pte Clement John Gribble, 30th Battalion, was killed in action on 22 March 1917..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)