Capt. Kenneth Walton Grigson, MC

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Kenneth Walton Grigson, MC

Birthdate:
Birthplace: The Vicarage, Pelynt, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom)
Death: July 20, 1918 (23)
Marfaux, France (killed in action)
Immediate Family:

Son of Canon William Shuckforth Grigson and Mary Beatrice Grigson
Brother of Air Cdre. John William Boldero Grigson, DSO, DFC & Two Bars; Sir Wilfrid Vernon Grigson; 2nd Lt. Lionel Henry Shuckforth Grigson; Cadet Claude Vivian Grigson; Capt. Aubrey Herbert Grigson and 4 others
Half brother of Dorothy Mary Grigson

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About Capt. Kenneth Walton Grigson, MC

  • Rank: Captain
  • Date of Death: 20/07/1918
  • Age: 23
  • Regiment/Service: Devonshire Regiment 7th Bn. attd. 2nd/5th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
  • Awards: M C
  • Grave Reference: I. E. 14.
  • Cemetery: MARFAUX BRITISH CEMETERY
  • Additional Information: Son of the Rev. Canon W. S. Grigson and Mrs. Grigson, late of Pelynt Vicarage, Looe, Cornwall.

Memorial: http://www.cornwallswarhistory.co.uk/war-memorials/pelynt/

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56470505



Military Keep Museum - Grigson family

"Before taking his degree at St. Chad's Hall, Durham, Kenneth Walton Grigson enlisted in 7th (Cyclist) Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment. This was a reinforcement Battalion that never left the United Kingdom: according to contemporary Army Lists, a number of officers were attached to 5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own). Kenneth Grigson was commissioned on 7 March 1915, promoted Lieutenant on 1 June 1916 and awarded the Military Cross in the King's Birthday Honours in 1918." more ...

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Capt. Kenneth Walton Grigson, MC's Timeline

1895
June 29, 1895
The Vicarage, Pelynt, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom)
1918
July 20, 1918
Age 23
Marfaux, France