GRIEBEL, Jacob Andrew
(Service number 8/919)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 23/09/1896 | Place of Birth | Kaiapoi |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Russely, Upper Riccarton | ||
| Occupation | Labourer (for H Palmer, Harewood Road [Christchurch)] | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | R.C. Griebel (brother), Russely, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Canterbury |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
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| Transport | HMNZT 5 Ruapehu or HMNZT 9 Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmers, Dunedin | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian 1914-1916, Balkands (Gallipoli) 1915. Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1916, Western European, 1916-1918 | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 January 1952 | Age | 67 |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Jacob Griebel had moved to Fairview, Timaru, following the war by the time his medals were issued in 1923.
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