Ranks Held | Captain, Lieutenant |
---|---|
Birth Date | 1889-06-19 |
Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Brighton |
Death Date | 1957-10-04 |
Death Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
Final Rank | Captain |
Service | Victoria Cross |
Units |
|
Places | |
Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1917-08-02 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-12-20 |
Captain Robert Cuthbert Grieve
Description
Robert Grieve (1889-1957) won the Victoria Cross in his battalion's first big action. Firepower, clever planning, and bold action made the attack a notable success. During the action Grieve's company suffered heavy casualties and was held up. Despite intense fire from two machine-guns, Grieve made a single-handed attack on both, killing their crews. He then led his men on to the objective, fighting until he was wounded.
Returning to Australia, he married the army nurse who had cared for him. Grieve later resumed a business career, but served in the Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War.
Rolls
-
First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
-
Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 02 August 1917 on page 7905 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 20 December 1917 on page 3372 at position 1
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
-
First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
Timeline
Date of birth | 19 June 1889 | |
---|---|---|
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 1915 | 37th Battalion. |
Date of enlistment | 16 June 1915 | |
Date commissioned | 17 January 1916 | Appointed to Second Lieutenant. |
Date promoted | 01 May 1916 | Appointed to lieutenant. |
Date of embarkation | 03 June 1916 | |
Date promoted | 09 April 1917 | Promoted to captain and given command of A Company. |
Date of honour or award | 07 June 1917 | Awarded the Victoria Cross. |
Date wounded | 07 June 1917 | |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 16 June 1917 | |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 1918 | |
Date returned to Australia | 08 April 1918 | |
Date returned to Australia | 08 April 1918 | |
Date of discharge | 28 June 1918 | |
Date of death | 04 October 1957 |
Related information
Conflicts
Subjects
People
Related Objects
- MR. R.C. GRIEVE, VC, (1), WHO WON THE VC AT MESSINES, BELGIUM IN 1917-06, AMONG THE GATHERING ...
- Grieve VC, Robert Cuthbert (Captain, b.1988 - d.1957)
- Grieve, Robert Cuthbert VC (Captain, b.1888 - d.1957)
- Grieve, Robert Cuthbert VC (Captain, b.1888 - d.1957)
- Armoured cars of the Royal Armoured Cars Division at Matruh, in Western Egypt. The unit was ...
- Studio portrait of Captain Robert Cuthbert Grieve VC 37th Battalion of Brighton Vic. A ...
- 1927-04-25. AUSTRALIAN VICTORIA CROSS (VC) WINNERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE ANZAC DAY MARCH IN ...
- MELBOURNE, AUS. 1927-04-25. AUSTRALIAN VICTORIA CROSS (VC) WINNERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE 1927 ...
- Miniature medal group : Captain R C Grieve, 37 Battalion, AIF
- Leather presentation folder: Captain R C Grieve, 37 Battalion, AIF