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  • Photographer of the commonwealth wargraves commission headstone marking the grave of Frederick Gribby at Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany courtesy of Geoff Burgess and find a grave website
Person Details
Basford Nottingham
Frederick Gribby (junior) was born in 1881 at Basford the son of Frederick Gribby (senior) a coal miner hewer and Harriet Gribby née Twells and the brother of Ernest, Harriet, Florence and Doris Gribby. In 1911 they lived at 19 Fox Road Basford and later at 41 Bobber's Mill Road (both Nottingham). Frederick Gribby (senior) was born in 1855 at Ilkeston, Harriett Twells was born in 1854 at Moorgreen, married in 1874 their marriage was recorded in the Basford registration district, they went on to have 10 children, sadly 4 were to died in infancy or early childhood.
He was a brick maker in 1911.
01 Oct 1918
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901608 - CWGC Website
267269
Private
1/6th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers
Private Frederick Gribby enlisted in Mansfield, serving with the 1/6th battalion Northumberland Fusiliers He was taken prisoner 27th May 1918 and he died on 1st October 1918 of dysentery in hospital in Germany. He is buried at Cologne Southern Cemetery
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  • Photographer of the commonwealth wargraves commission headstone marking the grave of Frederick Gribby at Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany courtesy of Geoff Burgess and find a grave website
    Frederick Gribby - Photographer of the commonwealth wargraves commission headstone marking the grave of Frederick Gribby at Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany courtesy of Geoff Burgess and find a grave website