GRIEVE, Jeffrey James
| Service Number: | 419307 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1942, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Armadale, Vic., 27 January 1918 |
| Home Town: | McKinnon, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ormond State School, Workmens College |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Accidental, United Kingdom, 8 November 1944, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery, Scotland Sec 2 Class C Grave 26 |
| Memorials: | Albert Park South Melbourne & Sydney Swans Football Club Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Croydon Civic Centre War Memorial, Croydon RSL Memorial Honour Roll, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 419307 | |
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| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 419307, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George William and Minnie Grieve, of Croydon, Victoria, Australia.
EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER OUR BELOVED AND GALLANT SON
A R.A.A.F. casualty list reports the death of Flight-Sergeant Jeffrey James Grieve, who lost his life in an aircraft crash while on operational flight in Scotland. He was 26 years of age, and was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. George Grieve. The late airman's mother was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, of Bacchus Marsh, who were for many years in charge of the Rowsley railway station. Relatives on the father's sie are still living in the district. Airman Grieve was a prominent League footballer, being attached to the South Melbourne Club.
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