| Place | Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 2DRL/0260 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Memoir, Map |
| Maker |
Grieve, Robert Cuthbert Lines, Herbert Henry |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/2365 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Grieve VC, Robert Cuthbert (Captain, b.1988 - d.1957)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain Robert Cuthbert Grieve VC, 37 Battalion. Collection consists of a typescript account of the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917 in which Grieve won the Victoria Cross. Grieve describes in great detail the preparation in the preceeding weeks and the battle itself. Also included is a photocopy of a sketch map of the sector in which Grieve and the 37 Battalion fought. The map was drawn by 318 Private Herbert Henry Lines.