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We remember Norman Edward Gripper
We remember Norman Edward Gripper
Timeline
Timeline
1896
awards
Croix de Guerre
Other War Service Award
Source:9318082
education
Bootham School
Blackburn
United Kingdom
Source:8464937
employment
Student, Electrical engineering
ENGLAND
United Kingdom
Source:8464937
location
Woodside Billinge Avenue, Blackburn County Borough, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND
United Kingdom
Source:8464937
1918
death
Killed in Action
Killed when the ambulance he was driving was hit by a German shell
Aisne
France
Source:8464937
27th May 1918
burial
Aisne, Picardie
France
I. A,A, 15.
Source:9318082
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Norman Edward |
| Initials | NE |
| Last Name | Gripper |
| Source | 8464937 |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside Billinge Avenue, Blackburn County Borough, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND | United Kingdom |
Contribution
Conscientious Objector
Objection
Ambulance
Motivation: Quaker (Blackburn PM)
Source:
| Type | Details | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Service | FAU (Friends' Ambulance Unit) Died in service Details of Court Martial: FAU (Friends' Ambulance Unit) Nov.1915 to May 1918 - Dunkirk, Section Sanitaire Anglaise 14 - driver in France and Belgium - died in service - killed in France |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croix de Guerre | Other War Service Award |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Helena GRIPPER | mother | ||
| Albert GRIPPER | father |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Quaker |
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Driver Norman Edward GripperThe grave of Norman Edward Gripper who served with the Friends Ambulance Unit, Red Cross Society and was killed in the course of his work in France.
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Pearce Register of British WW1 Conscientious Objectors |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Find A Grave | Anne1202 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Driver Norman Edward Gripper | Anne1202 | |
| Croix de Guerre ww1 | Anne1202 |
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