246883 ERA. Peter Grieve Royal Navy HMS Conquest from:Dundee Peter Grieve was born on in 1882 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland and trained as a Fitter. On 14th of April 1903, he enlisted in the Royal Navy; after various training assignments he was promoted to the rank of Engine Room Artificer, 3rd Class in 1906. After further at-sea postings, he was promoted to Engine Room Artificer, 2nd Class, in early 1911 aboard HMS Acteon. On 1st of September 1914, he joined the officer section as Artificer Engineer (Acting) and embarked in light cruiser HMS Conquest, then building. In June 1915, she joined the 5th Light Cruiser Squadron of the Harwich Force and took part in sinking German ship Meteor in August 1915. On 1st of March 1915, Peter Grieve was confirmed as an Artificer Engineer. On 11th of March 1916, Artificer Engineer Grieve transferred to HMS Canada in the 4th Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet and he served in combat during the Battle of Jutland. His next sea assignment was aboard the cruiser HMS Cornwall with the North America and West Indies Squadron, from October 1917 until early 1919. For most of 1919, Artificer Engineer Grieve, possibly in HMS Glory, took passage to Murmansk during the allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. He continued with a variety of at-sea and ashore assignments and was promoted to Commissioned Engineer, effective 1st of March 1925. On 6th of May 1931, he was placed on the retired list as medically unfit. For his service in the Great War, Commissioned Engineer Peter Grieve was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He passed away in 1933 at Gillingham, Kent, England.
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