Julian Royds Gribble
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Julian Royds Gribble VC
(5 January 1897 – 25 November 1918) was an English
recipient of the Victoria Cross
, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
and Commonwealth
forces.
Born to George James Gribble and Norah Gribble (née Royds), he was 21 years old, and a Temporary captain in the 10th (S) Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British Army
during the First World War
when he performed a deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross on 23 March 1918 at Beaumetz
, Hermies Ridge, France
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
(5 January 1897 – 25 November 1918) was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
recipient of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
United Kingdom
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and Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
forces.
Born to George James Gribble and Norah Gribble (née Royds), he was 21 years old, and a Temporary captain in the 10th (S) Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
during the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
when he performed a deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross on 23 March 1918 at Beaumetz
Beaumetz
Beaumetz is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Beaumetz is situated at the junction of the D185 and D925 roads, some east of Abbeville...
, Hermies Ridge, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...