Colonel Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell (12 December 1905 – 24 September 1976) was a peer in the

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Background

Grenfell was the son of Margaret Majendie and Field Marshal The Lord Grenfell, who had fought in the Ninth Xhosa War, the

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, and the

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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. Having fought in

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, he was mentioned in despatches. Decorated with the American Legion of Merit, he was given the

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in 1951. He became a Deputy Speaker in the

and was appointed to the

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as a Commander in 1974.

References

1905 births 1976 deaths People educated at Eton College Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Pascoe Pascoe is a Cornish given name and surname which means "Easter children" from the Cornish language ''Pask'', cognate of Latin ''Pascha'' ("Easter"). Pascoe is a Cornish pet form of the name Pascal, introduced by the Norman knights into Eng ...

King's Royal Rifle Corps officers Officers of the Legion of Merit British Army personnel of World War II {{UK-baron-stub