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 Francis Wallace Grenfell 1st Baron 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 and decorated with the American Legion of Merit; he was given the Territorial Decoration in 1951.
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.[5]
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
- ^ "No. 46254". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1974. p. 4396.
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