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Wilfrid Grigson

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133: 348: 333: 328: 99:, and in 1948 was knighted. On 26 November 1948, the plane he was travelling on crashed, killing all 16 passengers and five crew. An obituary was published in the journal 318: 96: 343: 323: 118: 338: 62: 41:, south-west England, to Canon William Shuckforth Grigson and Mary Beatrice Boldero, and was one of seven brothers, including 186: 353: 213: 92: 22: 275: 66: 313: 308: 88: 80: 46: 114: 214:"One Family's Sacrifice - The Story of the Seven Sons of Canon and Mrs William Shuckforth Grigson" 257: 73: 247: 165: 101: 58: 42: 280: 138: 84: 54: 302: 261: 50: 128: 235: 91:. The highest rank he achieved was serving as deputy commissioner of the 38: 61:(the surviving brother being Geoffrey). Wilfrid Grigson was educated at 117:, a respected engineer naval architect, and Claudia, who later married 187:"First World War heroes: Answering the call of their King and country" 252: 170: 153: 34: 25:(1896 – 26 November 1948) was a British soldier and civil servant. 72:
During the First World War, Grigson served as a lieutenant in the
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and rose up through the ranks. At one point, while resident in
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Wilfrid Grigson was born in 1896 in the Vicarage at
53:(1893–1943). Five of the brothers died during the 349:People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead 76:, serving in four different theatres of war. 334:Indian Civil Service (British India) officers 8: 329:Companions of the Order of the Star of India 97:Companion of the Order of the Star of India 251: 169: 145: 113:Grigson and his wife had two children: 319:British Army personnel of World War I 208: 206: 204: 202: 200: 65:, in Surrey, before matriculating to 7: 276:"Christopher Grigson - Obituaries" 14: 16:British civil servant (1896–1948) 344:Military personnel from Cornwall 324:British people in colonial India 185:Lee, Adrian (10 November 2018). 131: 1: 79:After the war, he joined the 63:St John's School, Leatherhead 236:"Sir Wilfred Grigson, C.S.I" 93:Central Provinces and Berar 370: 339:Machine Gun Corps officers 216:. The Keep Military Museum 20:Sir Wilfrid Vernon Grigson 154:"Obituaries - Abstract" 67:Christ Church, Oxford 49:(1895–July 1918) and 81:Indian Civil Service 164:(4129): 954. 1948. 115:Christopher Grigson 354:People from Pelynt 246:(4131): 13. 1949. 74:Machine Gun Corps 59:Second World Wars 361: 294: 293: 291: 289: 272: 266: 265: 255: 253:10.1038/163013a0 232: 226: 225: 223: 221: 210: 195: 194: 182: 176: 175: 173: 171:10.1038/162954a0 150: 141: 136: 135: 134: 95:. He was made a 369: 368: 364: 363: 362: 360: 359: 358: 299: 298: 297: 287: 285: 284:. 25 April 2001 281:The Independent 274: 273: 269: 234: 233: 229: 219: 217: 212: 211: 198: 184: 183: 179: 152: 151: 147: 139:Cornwall portal 137: 132: 130: 127: 111: 85:Hyderabad State 31: 17: 12: 11: 5: 367: 365: 357: 356: 351: 346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 316: 311: 301: 300: 296: 295: 267: 227: 196: 177: 144: 143: 142: 126: 123: 110: 107: 30: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 366: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 307: 306: 304: 283: 282: 277: 271: 268: 263: 259: 254: 249: 245: 241: 237: 231: 228: 215: 209: 207: 205: 203: 201: 197: 192: 191:Daily Express 188: 181: 178: 172: 167: 163: 159: 155: 149: 146: 140: 129: 124: 122: 120: 119:Henry Chilver 116: 109:Personal life 108: 106: 104: 103: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 77: 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 28: 26: 24: 21: 286:. Retrieved 279: 270: 243: 239: 230: 218:. Retrieved 190: 180: 161: 157: 148: 112: 100: 78: 71: 32: 19: 18: 314:1948 deaths 309:1896 births 303:Categories 125:References 29:Biography 89:Razakars 43:Geoffrey 39:Cornwall 262:4102353 47:Kenneth 260:  240:Nature 158:Nature 102:Nature 35:Pelynt 288:4 May 258:S2CID 220:4 May 55:First 290:2009 222:2009 57:and 51:John 248:doi 244:163 166:doi 162:162 37:in 23:CSI 305:: 278:. 256:. 242:. 238:. 199:^ 189:. 160:. 156:. 121:. 105:. 69:. 45:, 292:. 264:. 250:: 224:. 193:. 174:. 168::

Index

CSI
Pelynt
Cornwall
Geoffrey
Kenneth
John
First
Second World Wars
St John's School, Leatherhead
Christ Church, Oxford
Machine Gun Corps
Indian Civil Service
Hyderabad State
Razakars
Central Provinces and Berar
Companion of the Order of the Star of India
Nature
Christopher Grigson
Henry Chilver
Cornwall portal
"Obituaries - Abstract"
doi
10.1038/162954a0
"First World War heroes: Answering the call of their King and country"





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