Francis Grisewood, 2Lt

1880 - 1916  (36 years)

• 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	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Harman Grisewood,   b. 1844   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Consettina del Conti Messina,   b. 1855   d. 1935 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1877	Valetta, Malta
  Family ID	F1140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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