| Name |
Francis Octavius GRENFELL VC |
| Rank/Number |
Captain |
| Regiment |
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 |
| Last known address |
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| Cemetery |
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium |
| Grave or Memorial 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 |
| Pre-war occupation of Casualty |
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| Parents |
Pascoe du Pre & Sophia Grenfell |
| Parent's occupation |
merchant |
| Parents' Address (last known) |
late of Wilton Park. 1901: London End, Beaconsfield |
| Wife |
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| Wife's Address (last known) |
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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/ |