GREIG, Robert Charles Gordon
| Service Number: | 1679 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Rochester, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Bendigo, Vic., 8 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Penshurst, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Warrnambool Agricultural High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 24 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), Penshurst Avenue of Honour, Penshurst War Memorial, Warrnambool Agricultural High School "They Died For Us" Honour Roll, Warrnambool Agricultural High School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1679, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Rochester, Vic. | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement 1679, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked 1679, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1679, 6th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1679 awm_unit: 6th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of David and Jane Greig, of Penshurst, Victoria
Military Medal
'For plucky work in charge of Brigade carrying parties by day and night to the front line at POZIERES and MOUQUET on the 26th August, 1916. He distinguished himself by his coolness and determination under fire, at times extremely heavy, and succeeded in getting his loads delivered regularly and at the appointed hours, thanks to his excellent example.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
Word has been received that Lance Corporal Robert Charles Gordon Greig, second eldest son of Mr. D. Greig, manager of the Bank of Victoria at Penshurst, was killed in action in France on October 13th. This is the second son of Mr. Greig to pay the supreme sacrifice, Lieutenant Norman Greig being killed in action in Gallipoli. Much sympathy is expressed for the parents in their bereavement. Lance-Corporal Greig enlisted in June, 1915, saw service on Gallipoli, contracted enteric fever there, and was invalided to England. He afterwards went to France, and at Pozieres he won the Military Medal for bravery. He afterwards fought at Baupaume, Bullecourtl, and Fricourt. He was on active service for two years and six months. Prior to enlisting he was assistant engineer in the States and Rivers Water Supply department at Rochester, in which department he had the promise of a good career. He was a promising student at Warrnambool high school, and afterwards at Dookle College, and was a thorough all-round athlete.
GREIG.- In fond memory of our dear son, Robert Charles Gordon Greig, M.M., who fell on the field of honour, at Broodseinde Ridge, Zonnebeke, Belgium, on 9th October, 1917; also his elder brother, Lieutenant Norman J. Greig, who also fell heroically at Gallipoli on 11th July, 1915.
Our dear boys.
Two gallant Anzac heroes.
—(Inserted by their loving parents and family, Mr. and Mrs. David Greig, Bank of Victoria, Penshurst.)