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Aug 1, 1892
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Born in Hartford,
England to Basil Jasper and Georgina Agnes (nee Tarral) Gripper
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Mar 21, 1914
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Embarked the SS
Megantic in Liverpool
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Mar 29, 1914
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Drumheller, Alberta
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Dec 4, 1914
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Attested into the
21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 59397
(temporary number 1150)
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Next of kin given
as Col. B.J. Gripper OBE, father, Hartford, England
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Previous
occupation given as Farmer
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Previous military
experience given as Practical Certificate “A”
Officer Training Corps
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Religion given as
Church of England
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Posted to
“B” Company
o
This was later
reorganized into “A” Company
The
21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling
Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Jun 12, 1915
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Admitted to the
Moore Barracks Military hospital with a diagnosis that reads
Pericarditis, an inflammation of the area around the heart
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Jul 9, 1915
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Transferred to the
Bevan Military Hospital in Sandgate
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Jul 10, 1915
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Transferred to the
Shorncliffe Military Hospital
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Jul 17, 1915
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Transferred to the
Depot Company while in hospital
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Aug 31, 1915
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Transferred to the
Wakely House Convalescent Home in Charing
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Sep 14, 1915
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The 21st
Battalion embarked for France while Private Gripper remained in hospital
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the
39th Reserve Battalion for pay purposes while in
hospital
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Oct 26, 1915
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Discharged to duty
with the 39th Reserve Battalion with light duties
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Dec 9, 1915
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Discharged from
the CEF on being approved for a commission in the British Army
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Dec 10, 1915
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Appointed to
Commission with rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the
Hertfordshire Regiment
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Dec 13, 1916
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Appointed to the
rank of Acting Lieutenant
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Aug 23, 1917
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Reverted to the
rank of 2nd Lieutenant
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Nov 30, 1917
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Posted to the 1st
Battalion Hertford Regiment and proceeded to France
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Dec 6, 1917
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After leaving base
depot, Lt Gripper joined the 1st Battalion
Hertford Regiment in Eeke, France
I
could not find a date for his discharge from the Hertford Regiment or
the Army
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Lieutenant Gripper was Gazetted as earning the
Military Cross
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Jan 5, 1921
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Joined the ADRIC
(Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary), service number
1446 and posted to “N” Company
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Feb 15, 1921
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Dismissed from the
Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary as
“Unsuitable”.
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Feb 28, 1921
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Reinstated into
the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary with service
number 1724 and posted to “O” Company
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Mar 5, 1921
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Posted to
“P” Company
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Apr 1, 1921
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Promoted to
Section Leader
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May 14, 1921
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Posted to
“R” Company
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Jun 18, 1921
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Posted to
“S” Company
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Sep 19, 1921
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One day
“Special Duty Cork”
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Nov 26, 1921
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Posted to the
Depot Company
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Jan 13, 1922
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Discharged from
the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary on
demobilization of the unit
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Mar 25, 1922
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Joined the British
Gendarmerie section of the Palestine Police as a Constable
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May 17, 1922
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Joined the
Territorial Army Reserve with the rank of Lieutenant
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Aug 30, 1939
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Posted to the
Pioneer Corps, number 46751
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Apr 30, 1940
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Married to Marion
E.M. Townsend in Hertford
This
date is approximate as I could only find the quarterly list of marriages
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May 22, 1941
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Posted to 158th
Company from the No. 1 Railway Labour Company
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Dec 31, 1941
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Employed with
laying cable and tunnelling at Dover Castle and railway maintenance at
St. Margaret’s Cliff
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Aug 25, 1945
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Appointed to the
rank of Honorary Captain in the Pioneer Corps
I
could find no date for his discharge from military service
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Jun 27, 1976
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Guy Basil George
Gripper died at Woodside Cottage, New Road, Bengeo, Hertford, England
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