Ranks Held | Captain, Lieutenant |
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Birth Date | 19/06/1889 |
Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Brighton |
Death Date | 04/10/1957 |
Death Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
Final Rank | Captain |
Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
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
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 37th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
Timeline
Date of birth | 19/06/1889 | |
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Date of enlistment | 16/06/1915 | |
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 1915 | 37th Battalion. |
Date of embarkation | 03/06/1916 | |
Date promoted | 01/05/1916 | Appointed to lieutenant. |
Date commissioned | 17/01/1916 | Appointed to Second Lieutenant. |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 16/06/1917 | |
Date of honour or award | 07/06/1917 | Awarded the Victoria Cross. |
Date promoted | 09/04/1917 | Promoted to captain and given command of A Company. |
Date wounded | 07/06/1917 | |
Date returned to Australia | 08/04/1918 | |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 1918 | |
Date of discharge | 28/06/1918 | |
Date returned to Australia | 08/04/1918 | |
Date of death | 04/10/1957 |
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