Pascoe Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell
Colonel Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell [2] CBE TD (12 December 1905 – 24 September 1976)[3] was a peer in the House of Lords .
Background[]
Grenfell was the son of Margaret Majendie and Field Marshal The Lord Grenfell, who had fought in the Ninth Xhosa War, the Anglo-Zulu War, and the Anglo-Egyptian War.
Life[]
Educated at Eton, he succeeded to the barony at his father's death in 1925. Until 1936 he served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.[4] Having fought in World War II, he was mentioned in despatches.[5] Decorated with the American Legion of Merit, he was given the Territorial Decoration in 1951.[5] He became a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords and was appointed to the Order of the British Empire as a Commander in 1974.[6]
References[]
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 510
- ^ Grenfell family history web-site Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, 29 Sep 1976; pg. 19; Issue 59821; col F Lord Grenfell
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ a b "Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell". The Peerage. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "No. 46254". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1974. p. 4396.
- 1905 births
- 1976 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Grenfell family
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- Officers of the Legion of Merit
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Peerage of the United Kingdom baron stubs