Donald McNeil
Greig
Male
England
1897-01-31
Battersea, London, England
1959-09-15
Teddington, Middlesex, England
From The Times, 17 September 1959:
Obituary
Mr Donald McNeil Greig, O.B.E., died suddenly on Tuesday at the age of 62. Greig, who at the time of his death was joint free trade manager of Courage and Barclay Breweries, entered the brewing trade in 1932 as a free trade salesman for Barclay Perkins and Co., Ltd.
He served in the First World War in the Royal Flying Corps, attained the rank of major, and was appointed O.B.E., and subsequently he and Mr Edward Higgs became well known for their pioneering work in connexion with the flying of national newspapers from London to various parts of the British Isles and to the Continent. During one of these newspaper flights from Hendon to Portsmouth in the 1920s he survived a serious crash on Portsdown Hill.
Greig represented England several times at lawn tennis, played at Wimbledon, and won several European doubles championships. He was a former singles champion of Poland. During the Second World War he served with the Royal Air Force Regiment.
He is survived by his wife and son.
1921 - 1933
9
112
65
1927 - Kent Championships (Open)
1926 - Swedish International Covered Courts Championships (ATP)
1926 - Haarlem (Amateur)
1926 - Rotterdam Anglo Dutch (Amateur)
1926 - Worthing Hard Courts (Amateur)
1924 - East of England Championships (Open)
1923 - Highbury (Amateur)
1923 - Harpenden (Amateur)
1923 - Fulham (Amateur)
Round 2
Rufus Ashby 1 *
Donald Greig
4-6
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Raymond Tuckey 1 *
Donald Greig
w.o.
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Janmeja Charanjiva
6-4
7-5
4-6
8-6
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
John Pennycuick
6-3
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Eskel Andrews 1 *
Donald Greig
6-3
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Henry Samuel (Harry) Lewis-Barclay
6-2
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Leonardo Bonzi 1 *
Donald Greig
6-2
6-4
6-3
Final
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon 1 *
Donald Greig
3-6
7-5
6-1
6-2
Final
Gordon Crole-Rees 1 *
Donald Greig
5-7
6-0
7-5
Round 1
Pierre Henri Landry 1 *
Donald Greig
6-3
6-8
6-4
4-6
3-2
ret.
Quarterfinals
Roger George 1 *
Donald Greig
6-3
2-6
6-0
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Nikolai Mikhailoff
6-3
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Friedrich Wilhelm Kulenkampff
6-4
3-6
7-5
6-0
Round 3
Donald Greig 1 *
Edgar Moon
6-4
6-1
0-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Mohammed Sleem 1 *
Donald Greig
6-4
6-4
4-6
8-6
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Kurt Wolff
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Raimundo Morales Veloso 1 *
Donald Greig
6-0
6-4
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Cesare Colombo
6-0
2-6
6-2
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Emmanuel Du Plaix
6-4
0-6
6-4
Round 3
Wilhelm Mayer 1 *
Donald Greig
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Axel Petersen 1 *
Donald Greig
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
René de Buzelet 1 *
Donald Greig
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Irving Horace (Laddie) Wheatcroft
6-2
6-0
Round 3
Donald Greig 1 *
Neville Deed
5-7
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Donald Greig 1 *
Kenneth Cecil Gandar Dower
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
Nigel G. Sharpe 1 *
Donald Greig
4-6
6-1
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Douglas Arthur Hodges
6-4
6-1
7-5
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Nigel G. Sharpe
6-4
1-6
4-6
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Donald Greig 1 *
Horace Keats Lester
3-6
3-6
6-4
6-4
6-4
Round 4
Jan Kozeluh 1 *
Donald Greig
6-4
3-0
ret.
Semifinals
Roger George 1 *
Donald Greig
6-1
4-6
6-4
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Robert William Sigerson Greene
6-1
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Pat Hughes 1 *
Donald Greig
6-1
6-3
5-7
5-7
9-7
Preliminary Round
Donald Greig 1 *
Dr Conrad Kupsch
w.o.
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Louis Heine
6-2
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Karl Wetzel 1 *
Donald Greig
9-7
2-6
6-1
6-3
Final
Georg Demasius 1 *
Donald Greig
4-6
6-2
6-2
3-6
6-2
Final
Erik Worm 1 *
Donald Greig
7-9
7-5
6-4
6-2
Final
Donald Greig 1 *
Charles Kingsley
4-6
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Pierre Henri Landry 1 *
Donald Greig
8-6
6-3
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Monty Temple
6-4
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Brian Helmore
8-6
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Donald Greig 1 *
Oswald Graham Noel Turnbull
6-4
3-6
6-2
6-0
Round 4
Patrick Spence 1 *
Donald Greig
4-6
5-7
6-2
6-3
6-0
Round 1
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
G. de Iszkowski
6-4
7-9
2-1
ret.
Round 3
Donald Greig 1 *
Giorgio De Stefani
6-4
3-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Donald Greig 1 *
Hector Cosmo Fisher
5-7
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Donald Greig 1 *
George Cholmondeley
8-6
4-6
6-1
Final
Henry Mayes 1 *
Donald Greig
6-3
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Stanislav Czetwertynski 1 *
Donald Greig
8-6
8-6
Round 1
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Robert L. James
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Donald Greig 1 *
R. Dunkerley
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Donald Greig 1 *
Giorgio De Stefani
3-6
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Henri Cochet 1 *
Donald Greig
9-7
7-5
Semifinals
Donald Greig 1 *
John Söderström
6-2
6-1
Final
Donald Greig 1 *
Ingvar Garell
6-4
6-0
Final
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Greig
6-3
6-2
6-4
Final
Pat Hughes 1 *
Donald Greig
8-10
4-6
6-4
6-2
6-3
Final
Donald Greig 1 *
Leslie Allison Godfree
2-6
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Donald Greig 1 *
Frans de Bruyn-Kops
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Donald Greig 1 *
Albert Johan van der Steur
6-4
6-1
Final
Donald Greig 1 *
Hendrik Gerard Eilers
6-0
8-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Donald Greig 1 *
Marinus Cornelis (Dick) Sigmond
6-1
7-5
Semifinals
Donald Greig 1 *
Gerard Castendijk
6-3
6-3
Final
Donald Greig 1 *
Marinus (Maas) Van der Feen
2
sets
Final
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon 1 *
Donald Greig
6-4
1-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Ernest George Bisseker
2-6
6-2
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Roy Douglas Poland
6-4
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Donald Greig 1 *
Arthur Lowe
2-6
2-6
6-2
6-2
6-4
Round 4
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Donald Greig
6-4
4-6
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Cyril Eames
6-4
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Neville Willford
6-2
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Donald Greig 1 *
William D. Radcliffe
11-9
6-1
8-6
Quarterfinals
Randolph Lycett 1 *
Donald Greig
9-7
6-4
6-2
Final
Randolph Lycett 1 *
Donald Greig
7-5
7-5
Final
Donald Greig 1 *
Charles E.L. Lyle
6-4
7-5
6-2
Final
Edward (Teddy) Higgs 1 *
Donald Greig
7-5
6-4
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
George Alan Thomas
6-4
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
E.B.N. Taylor
6-4
6-2
6-4
Round 3
Donald Greig 1 *
Charles Pyne Luck
6-1
6-4
6-3
Round 4
Manuel De Gomar 1 *
Donald Greig
4-6
6-0
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Mr. Sutterlin
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Donald Greig 1 *
Pierre Albarran
6-3
5-7
6-4
Semifinals
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Greig
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Pablo Debran 1 *
Donald Greig
w.o.
Final
Bill Johnston 1 *
Donald Greig
6-2
6-3
Final
Athar Ali Fyzee 1 *
Donald Greig
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Stanisław Menda
6-4
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
Leif Rovsing
6-3
8-6
4-6
7-9
6-2
Round 3
Henri Cochet 1 *
Donald Greig
6-2
5-7
6-2
6-2
Final
John (Brian) Gilbert 1 *
Donald Greig
6-1
6-3
7-5
Final
Sydney Jacob 1 *
Donald Greig
6-4
6-4
6-3
Final
Brian Norton 1 *
Donald Greig
8-6
6-2
Final
Donald Greig 1 *
Athar Ali Fyzee
6-1
2-6
8-6
Final
Donald Greig 1 *
Jack Hillyard
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Donald Greig 1 *
Eric Portlock
6-2
8-6
Final
Donald Greig 1 *
Nicolae Mishu
7-9
6-2
6-2
1-6
6-4
Final
Sydney Jacob 1 *
Donald Greig
6-3
4-6
6-3
5-7
6-3
Round 1
Donald Greig 1 *
Luiz Ricciardi
6-1
6-0
6-1
Round 2
George Colket Caner 1 *
Donald Greig
7-5
2-6
2-6
6-1
6-4
Final
Henry Mayes 1 *
Donald Greig
6-8
6-2
6-2
6-1
Final
Henry Mayes 1 *
Donald Greig
6-4
6-3
4-6
6-1
Round 2
Donald Greig 1 *
John Edward Pogson-Smith
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Quarterfinals
Gordon Lowe 1 *
Donald Greig
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Round 2
Giovanni (Mino) Balbi de Robecco 1 *
Donald Greig
6-2
6-1