LIEUT.-COLONEL ERIC GREER, M.C.

THE KILDARE OBSERVER, AUGUST 18, 1917.

LIEUT.-COLONEL ERIC GREER, M.C.

The news of the death of Lieut.-Colonel Eric Greer, M.C., who was killed in action, has been heard of in the County Kildare with feelings of much regret, and sympathy is expressed with Captain and Mrs. Greer in the great bereavement which has befallen them by the death of their gallant son. Lieut.-Colonel Greer was the youngest officer holding the rank in the Brigade of Guards, and had just seen six years’ service. A fine athlete, he distinguished himself while in the Guards, winning a variety of events at the different sports. He had been in every battle in which the Guards were engaged since the opening of the war, including the fighting at Guinchy, when Michael O’Leary performed the valorous deeds which won him, on the recommendation of Colonel Greer, the Victoria Cross. Enthusiastic in everything he took up, he interested himself much in athletics and was the quarter-mile champion of the army, and winner of the Irish Guards Cup each year from the time that he joined the regiment. While at Eton he also distinguished himself at the different sporting fixtures. In the County Kildare, where his parents are so much esteemed, he was extremely popular, and on all sides are heard expressions of regret at the death of the gallant young colonel. Six months ago his only brother, Lieutenant Frank Greer, was killed in action. 

Transcribed by: Chris Holzgräwe, 6 March 2014.