Pascoe Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell
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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[edit]
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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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