Grieve VC, Robert Cuthbert (Captain, b.1988 - d.1957) Accession Number: 2DRL/0260

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain Robert Cuthbert Grieve VC, 37 Battalion. Collection consists of a typescript account of the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917 in which Grieve won the Victoria Cross. Grieve describes in great detail the preparation in the preceeding weeks and the battle itself. Also included is a photocopy of a sketch map of the sector in which Grieve and the 37 Battalion fought. The map was drawn by 318 Private Herbert Henry Lines.

Details

Accession Number
2DRL/0260
Maker
Private Herbert Henry Lines
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Memoir
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/2365
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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