Leonard James GRIBBLE

Regimental number18790
Date of birth17 April 1885
Place of birthThames
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClicker
Address9 Brentwood Avenue, Mt Eden, Auckland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 4"
Weight94 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Delia Mary Gribble, 9 Brentwood Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland
Enlistment date4 April 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row J, Grave No 10), Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 5
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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