Personal data
| Name | Grenfell |
|---|---|
| Initials | J.H.F. |
| Christian name | The Hon. Julian Henry Francis |
| Date and place of birth | St James's Square, Westminster, London; 30.03.1888 |
| Family | Son of Lord and Lady Desborough of Taplow Court, Taplow, Bucks., and "Panshanger," Hertford. |
Extra information
- Information 1
- Educated at Eton and Balliol College
- Information 2
- Served in India and South Africa
Military data
| Rank | Capt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 1 Royal Dragoons |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 27 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, II.A.18; personal inscription: USQUE DUM VIVAM ET ULTRA |
Other information
- Information 1
- D.S.O.
- Information 2
- Died of wounds received at Ypres.
- Information 3
- War poet. Commemorated on a stone tablet - Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. Author of "Into Battle".
- Information 4
- His brother, The Hon. Gerald William, 2nd Lt. 8 Rifle Brigade was killed on 30 July 1915 (same day as Gilbert Talbot). On Menin Gate.
- Information 5
- 'The Julian Grenfell Lamp' - Buenos Aires Branch. Endowed on 06.11.1923. First lit on 15.12.1923 at The Guildhall by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of J.H.F. Grenfell, D.S.O., Capt., 1st R. Dragoons, Ypres. 26.5.1915" (Donated by his father, Lord Desborough)
Media
Sources
- Source 1
- Liber Vitae 1928
- Source 2
- BRT 36