Horace GRIBBLE

Regimental number10/1162
Date of birth6 June 1890
Place of birthNorsewood
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDentist
AddressStokes Valley, Lower Hutt
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.4
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinM Gribble, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 October 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 4 October 1919
Discharge date14 December 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HT 'Arawa', 4 October 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 14 December 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death29 July 1938 Rotorua
Age at death48
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880077

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