1896 - 1948 (52 years)
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Name |
Wilfred Vernon Grigson |
Born |
11 Oct 1896 |
Pelynt, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
26 Nov 1948 |
Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan |
- The Pakistan Airlines flight on which he was travelling from Karachi to Lahore crashed near Vehari in the Western Punjab. All sixteen passengers and five crew were killed.
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Person ID |
I3117 |
Family Tree |
Last Modified |
1 Sep 2022 |
Father |
William Shuckforth Grigson, b. 5 Apr 1845, Saham Toney, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom , d. 15 Jan 1930, Pelynt, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (Age 84 years) |
Mother |
Mary Beatrice Boldero, b. 11 Jan 1863, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom , d. 2 Apr 1943, St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (Age 80 years) |
Married |
1890 |
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
Family ID |
F9393 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Phyllis May Holt Bainbridge, b. 1897, Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, United Kingdom , d. 26 Jul 1957, Durham, Durham, England, United Kingdom (Age 60 years) |
Married |
1920 |
Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
Children |
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Last Modified |
1 Sep 2022 |
Family ID |
F1306 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos |
| Family of William & Mary Grigson Canon and Mrs Grigson in the Vicarage Garden at Pelynt with their seven sons, six of whom died serving their country. The youngest son, Geoffrey, was the only one to live to old age.
Standing L-R: Claude, Kenneth, Wilfred, Lionel
Seated L-R: William, Aubrey, John, Mary
Front on Ground: Geoffrey |
Landmarks |
| Memorial to the Grigson Brothers Memorial to the six Grigson brothers in the St. Nun Church in Pelynt, Cornwall, who were killed in service to their country. |
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Notes |
- He was made a Companion of the Order of the Star of India, and in 1948 was knighted.
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