Pascoe Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell explained

Colonel Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell [1] (12 December 1905 – 24 September 1976)[2] 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.[3] 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.

Notes and References

  1. http://grenfell.history.users.btopenworld.com/Databases/ghtout/gp80.htm Grenfell family history web-site
  2. [The Times]
  3. [Who's Who|"Who was Who" 1897-2007]