Name |
Francis Octavius GRENFELL VC |
Rank/Number |
Captain |
Regiment/Unit |
9th (Queens Royal) Lancers / |
Enlisted |
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Age/Date of death |
35 / 24 May 1915 |
How died/Theatre of war |
Killed in action / France & Flanders |
Residence at death |
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Cemetery |
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium |
Grave Reference |
II.B.14 |
Location of memorial |
Beaconsfield War Memorial |
Date/Place of birth |
04 Sep 1880 / East Clandon, Surrey |
Date/Place of baptism |
03 Oct 1880 East Clandon, Surrey |
Occupation of Casualty |
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Parents/Occupation |
Pascoe du Pre & Sophia Grenfell / merchant |
Parents' Address |
late of Wilton Park. 1901: London End, Beaconsfield |
Wife |
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Wife's Address |
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Notes |
Killed at Flanders. Twin brother of Riversdale Nonus Grenfell. See London Gazette for citation. Painting of Capt Grenfell at Battle of Mons can be seen at bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/ |