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GRIEVE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2810 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1916, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woolbrook, New South Wales, 22 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Walcha, Walcha, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Woolbrook Public School |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 3 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Woolbrook Public School WW1 Roll of Honour, Woolbrook War Memorial and Flagpole |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2810, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2810, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2810, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 3 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2810, 36th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Mary Jane Grieve of Pine Hills, Woolbrook, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
"...2810 Private James Grieve, 36th Battalion, from Woolbrook, NSW. A grazier before enlisting in October 1916, Pte Grieve left Australia with the 6th Reinforcements in November 1916 for service on the Western Front. He was killed in a reserve-line trench near Broodseinde on 3 October 1917, age 22, and has no known grave." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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