Casualty of the Great War, he was killed whilst serving with the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars, attached 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers.
They were sons of Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell and Sophia, his wife.
His twin brother also fell. He was Captain Francis Octavius Grenfell also of the 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers. He fell 24th May 1915, having won the VC on 24th August 1914 for gallantry in action against un-broken Infantry at Andregnies, Belgium, on 24th August, 1914, and for gallant conduct in assisting to save the guns of 119th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, near Doubon the same day. He is interred in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery. Educated at Eton, Francis became "Master of the Beagles" in 1898. On leaving Eton in 1899 he joined the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. He saw service in the South African War.
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Suggested edit: For Bio: Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
GRENFELL, RIVERSDALE NONUS ("RIVY"), Captain Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars), att. 9th Lancers, 9th and youngest son of the late Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell, of Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, by his wife, Sophia, daughter of Vice-Admiral John Pascoe Grenfell, Brazilian I.N., and nephew of Francis Wallace, 1st Baron Grenfell, P.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Field-Marshal; born Hatchlands, Guildford, 4 Sept. 1880; educated Eton; received a commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Bucks Hussars, 1 Sept. 1908, and was promoted Captain Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 18 Aug., attached to the 9th Lancers, and was killed in action at Vendresse during the Battle of the Aisne, 14 Sept. 1914; unmarried. He was one of the best known players in English polo. He was a member of the Hurlingham Committee, which is the governing body of the game, and was among the best Nos. 1 in English polo during the past decade. He played twice in English teams that beat Ireland, and was No. 1 in the Roehampton side that won the Championship Cup in 1909, while three years before he was one of the Freebooters who secured the championship. In 1909 he organised an Old Etonians team, which played a prominent part in London polo. With his twin brother, Francis, he played in the final match for the House Football Cup in 1898, when Durnford's won by a narrow margin. He was whip of the Beagles, Francis being Master of the Beagles at Eton. He was Founder, Chairman and Treasurer of the Islington branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association, and a Memorial Fund is being raised to endow this branch, now called the Francis and Rivy Grenfell Branch. His twin brother and his two cousins were also killed in action in the European War, while his elder brother, Pascoe St. Leger, was killed in the Matabele War, 1896, and his seventh brother, Robert Septimus, Lieutenant 12th Lancers, was killed at Omdurman, 4 Sept. 1898.
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They were sons of Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell and Sophia, his wife.
His twin brother also fell. He was Captain Francis Octavius Grenfell also of the 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers. He fell 24th May 1915, having won the VC on 24th August 1914 for gallantry in action against un-broken Infantry at Andregnies, Belgium, on 24th August, 1914, and for gallant conduct in assisting to save the guns of 119th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, near Doubon the same day. He is interred in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery. Educated at Eton, Francis became "Master of the Beagles" in 1898. On leaving Eton in 1899 he joined the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. He saw service in the South African War.
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Suggested edit: For Bio: Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
GRENFELL, RIVERSDALE NONUS ("RIVY"), Captain Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars), att. 9th Lancers, 9th and youngest son of the late Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell, of Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, by his wife, Sophia, daughter of Vice-Admiral John Pascoe Grenfell, Brazilian I.N., and nephew of Francis Wallace, 1st Baron Grenfell, P.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Field-Marshal; born Hatchlands, Guildford, 4 Sept. 1880; educated Eton; received a commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Bucks Hussars, 1 Sept. 1908, and was promoted Captain Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 18 Aug., attached to the 9th Lancers, and was killed in action at Vendresse during the Battle of the Aisne, 14 Sept. 1914; unmarried. He was one of the best known players in English polo. He was a member of the Hurlingham Committee, which is the governing body of the game, and was among the best Nos. 1 in English polo during the past decade. He played twice in English teams that beat Ireland, and was No. 1 in the Roehampton side that won the Championship Cup in 1909, while three years before he was one of the Freebooters who secured the championship. In 1909 he organised an Old Etonians team, which played a prominent part in London polo. With his twin brother, Francis, he played in the final match for the House Football Cup in 1898, when Durnford's won by a narrow margin. He was whip of the Beagles, Francis being Master of the Beagles at Eton. He was Founder, Chairman and Treasurer of the Islington branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association, and a Memorial Fund is being raised to endow this branch, now called the Francis and Rivy Grenfell Branch. His twin brother and his two cousins were also killed in action in the European War, while his elder brother, Pascoe St. Leger, was killed in the Matabele War, 1896, and his seventh brother, Robert Septimus, Lieutenant 12th Lancers, was killed at Omdurman, 4 Sept. 1898.
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Casualty of the Great War, he was killed whilst serving with the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars, attached 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers.
They were sons of Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell and Sophia, his wife.
His twin brother also fell. He was Captain Francis Octavius Grenfell also of the 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers. He fell 24th May 1915, having won the VC on 24th August 1914 for gallantry in action against un-broken Infantry at Andregnies, Belgium, on 24th August, 1914, and for gallant conduct in assisting to save the guns of 119th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, near Doubon the same day. He is interred in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery. Educated at Eton, Francis became "Master of the Beagles" in 1898. On leaving Eton in 1899 he joined the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. He saw service in the South African War.
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Suggested edit: For Bio: Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
GRENFELL, RIVERSDALE NONUS ("RIVY"), Captain Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars), att. 9th Lancers, 9th and youngest son of the late Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell, of Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, by his wife, Sophia, daughter of Vice-Admiral John Pascoe Grenfell, Brazilian I.N., and nephew of Francis Wallace, 1st Baron Grenfell, P.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Field-Marshal; born Hatchlands, Guildford, 4 Sept. 1880; educated Eton; received a commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Bucks Hussars, 1 Sept. 1908, and was promoted Captain Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 18 Aug., attached to the 9th Lancers, and was killed in action at Vendresse during the Battle of the Aisne, 14 Sept. 1914; unmarried. He was one of the best known players in English polo. He was a member of the Hurlingham Committee, which is the governing body of the game, and was among the best Nos. 1 in English polo during the past decade. He played twice in English teams that beat Ireland, and was No. 1 in the Roehampton side that won the Championship Cup in 1909, while three years before he was one of the Freebooters who secured the championship. In 1909 he organised an Old Etonians team, which played a prominent part in London polo. With his twin brother, Francis, he played in the final match for the House Football Cup in 1898, when Durnford's won by a narrow margin. He was whip of the Beagles, Francis being Master of the Beagles at Eton. He was Founder, Chairman and Treasurer of the Islington branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association, and a Memorial Fund is being raised to endow this branch, now called the Francis and Rivy Grenfell Branch. His twin brother and his two cousins were also killed in action in the European War, while his elder brother, Pascoe St. Leger, was killed in the Matabele War, 1896, and his seventh brother, Robert Septimus, Lieutenant 12th Lancers, was killed at Omdurman, 4 Sept. 1898.
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They were sons of Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell and Sophia, his wife.
His twin brother also fell. He was Captain Francis Octavius Grenfell also of the 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers. He fell 24th May 1915, having won the VC on 24th August 1914 for gallantry in action against un-broken Infantry at Andregnies, Belgium, on 24th August, 1914, and for gallant conduct in assisting to save the guns of 119th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, near Doubon the same day. He is interred in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery. Educated at Eton, Francis became "Master of the Beagles" in 1898. On leaving Eton in 1899 he joined the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. He saw service in the South African War.
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Suggested edit: For Bio: Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
GRENFELL, RIVERSDALE NONUS ("RIVY"), Captain Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars), att. 9th Lancers, 9th and youngest son of the late Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell, of Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, by his wife, Sophia, daughter of Vice-Admiral John Pascoe Grenfell, Brazilian I.N., and nephew of Francis Wallace, 1st Baron Grenfell, P.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Field-Marshal; born Hatchlands, Guildford, 4 Sept. 1880; educated Eton; received a commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Bucks Hussars, 1 Sept. 1908, and was promoted Captain Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 18 Aug., attached to the 9th Lancers, and was killed in action at Vendresse during the Battle of the Aisne, 14 Sept. 1914; unmarried. He was one of the best known players in English polo. He was a member of the Hurlingham Committee, which is the governing body of the game, and was among the best Nos. 1 in English polo during the past decade. He played twice in English teams that beat Ireland, and was No. 1 in the Roehampton side that won the Championship Cup in 1909, while three years before he was one of the Freebooters who secured the championship. In 1909 he organised an Old Etonians team, which played a prominent part in London polo. With his twin brother, Francis, he played in the final match for the House Football Cup in 1898, when Durnford's won by a narrow margin. He was whip of the Beagles, Francis being Master of the Beagles at Eton. He was Founder, Chairman and Treasurer of the Islington branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association, and a Memorial Fund is being raised to endow this branch, now called the Francis and Rivy Grenfell Branch. His twin brother and his two cousins were also killed in action in the European War, while his elder brother, Pascoe St. Leger, was killed in the Matabele War, 1896, and his seventh brother, Robert Septimus, Lieutenant 12th Lancers, was killed at Omdurman, 4 Sept. 1898.
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