Robert Grieve Military person

Robert Cuthbert Grieve VC (19 June 1889 – 4 October 1957) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy", during the First World War. He was once thought to have been the great nephew of Sergeant-Major John Grieve, also a Victoria Cross recipient, however this has since been disproved.

Personal facts

Robert Grieve
Birth dateJune 19, 1889
Birth place
Victoria (Australia) , Brighton Victoria
Date of deathOctober 04, 1957
Place of death
Victoria (Australia) , Melbourne

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Military person

allegianceFirst Australian Imperial Force
award
Victoria Cross
military operations
Battle of Messines (1917)
military unit
37th Battalion (Australia)
service start1915
service end1918

Robert Grieve on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090109b.htm
  2. http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=119612