1880 - 1916 (36 years)
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Name |
Francis Grisewood |
Suffix |
2Lt |
Birth |
10 Apr 1880 |
Paris, France |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
30 Jun 1916 |
Boar's Head salient, near Neuve Chapelle, France |
Person ID |
I102562 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- Grisewood, Francis, 2nd Lieut. 11th (Service) Battn. The Royal Sussex Rt, 2nd son of Harman Grisewood of The Den, Bognor, C. Sussex, J.P. for Co. Worcester, by his wife, Concetta, daughter of Count Messina of Malta; born Paris 10 April 1880; educ. The Oratory School, Edgbaston, Birmingham; was a Mining Engineer; was farming in Australia, where he owned a large ranch, when war broke out, but as soon as possible returned to England, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. The Sussex Regt. Aug. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from 4 March 1916, being employed as field works officer, and was killed in action at the Boar's Head salient, near Neuve Chapelle 30 June following. Buried where he fell. Unmarried. De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918
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