GRIEVE, John
| Service Number: | 507 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilmarnock, Scotland, 24 May 1886 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor, Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea on board HMT Galeka, 29 April 1915, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea Panel 37, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 507, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 507, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 507, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 507, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Died of wounds on a hospital ship after being wounded in the Gallipoli Landing |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
John GRIEVE was born at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland on 24 May 1886. After finishing his schooling in Kilmarnock, he migrated to Australia, while his family stayed in Scotland. On 2 July 1912 he joined the NSWGR&T as a tram conductor (casual) in Sydney. His position was made permanent on 20 January 1913, but on 12 December 1913 he transferred to the Railways Locomotive Branch, starting work as a cleaner at Eveleigh the following day. On 23 September 1914 he was granted leave to join the Expeditionary Forces.
John’s military record shows that he left Egypt, as a member of the 4th Brigade, on 12 April 1915 for the start of the Gallipoli Campaign. The 4th Brigade landed at Anzac Cove late on the afternoon of 25 April 1915 and during this action John received a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was evacuated to a hospital ship where he died of his wounds on 29 April 1915.
Submitted 8 August 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Annie Stewart Grieve of 21 Douglas Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Brother of Sarah Grieve of 7 Douglas Street, Kilmarnock, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by John Oakes
John GRIEVE was born at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland on 24th May 1886. After finishing his schooling in Kilmarnock, he migrated to Australia, while his family stayed in Scotland.
On 2nd July 1912 he joined the NSW Government Railways and Tramways as a tram conductor (casual) in Sydney. His position was made permanent on 20th January 1913 On 12th December 1913 he transferred to the Railways Locomotive Branch, starting work as a cleaner at Eveleigh the following day. On 23rd September 1914 he was granted leave to join the Expeditionary Forces.
John’s date of joining the AIF was officially 14th September 1914. He was posted to the 13th Infantry Battalion with the rank of Private (Service Number 507). For his next of kin he nominated his father, William Grieve, who was still residing in Kilmarnock.
John embarked for Egypt with the rest of the 4th Brigade, of which the 13th Infantry Battalion was a part, in late December 1914, arriving in Egypt in early February 1915 after a brief stop at Albany, WA.
John’s military record shows that he left Egypt as a member of the 4th Brigade on 12th April 1915 for the start of the Gallipoli Campaign.
The 4th Brigade landed at Anzac Cove late on the afternoon of 25th April 1915. During this action John received a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was evacuated to a hospital ship where he died of his wounds on 29th April 1915.
John was buried at sea, and he is commemorated at the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Cannakale Province, Turkey. The Australian War Memorial gives his place of association in Australia as Sydney.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board