Jeff Grieve
Australian rules footballer
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Flight Sergeant Jeffrey James Grieve (27 January 1918 – 8 November 1944)[3][4] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Jeff Grieve | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jeffrey James Grieve[1] | ||
| Born |
27 January 1918 Armadale, Victoria | ||
| Died |
8 November 1944 (aged 26) Glenshee, Scotland | ||
| Original team | McKinnon[2] | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941 | South Melbourne | 11 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Originally from McKinnon, Grieve made 11 appearances for South Melbourne, which all came in the 1941 VFL season.[5][6]
He was a second cousin of Carlton player Ollie Grieve.[7]
Military
Grieve, who worked as a baker, enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1942.[8] On 8 November 1944, Grieve was one of seven men on board a bomber (Halifax LK901), which crashed during a cross-country training exercise.[9][10][11] The plane took off from Sandtoft, Lincolnshire and broke up mid air after going into cumulonimbus clouds due to atmospheric icing. The plane's remains crashed into the ground near Glenshee, Scotland, killing all 7 crew members on board.[12][13]
