Grigg, Basil Gareth, son of Frank Charles Grigg, of Purley, Surrey, by Rose Lilian, daughter of Robert Allsop, of Bexley, Kent; b. Nov. 22, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (H); left July 1920; a farmer; m. Feb. 16, 1929, Doris Maud, daughter of Edward Joseph Revill, of Sanderstead, Surrey; d. Dec. 1981.
Grigg, Joseph Williams, son of Joseph Williams Grigg, journalist, of Notting Hill, and Anna Prentiss. d. of Rev. Lewis French Stearns DD, of Theol. Seminary Bangor, Maine, USA; b. 23 Aug. 1910; adm. Sept. 1923 (A), KS Sept. 1924; left July 1929; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1929, BA 1932, MA 1966; a journalist; foreign correspondent United Press of America, Berlin 1939- 41, interned Bad Neuheim 1941-2, Lond. 1942-4, war correspondent France and Balkans 1944-5; man. UPA (now United Press International) for France 1944-51, Germany 1951-7; news man. for western Europe and N. Africa 1960-6, chief European correspondent 1966-82; retd Jan. 1982; m. 1st 4 Apr. 1944 Jessie Anderson, d. of Alexander Abbott of Monifieth, Scotland; 2nd 19 Nov. 1960 Margaret Meikle, d. of Thomas Morgan, engineer, of Glamorgan; d. 29 Oct. 2000.
Grigor-Taylor, William Maitland, son of William Roberts Grigor-Taylor MICE, civil engineer, of East Horsley, Surrey, and Dorothy Maitland, d. of Bryan Leesmith; b. 11 Mar. 1945; adm. Sept. 1958 (R); left July 1963; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1964, BA 1967, MA 1972; MICE 1973; a civil structural engineer Lond. 1967-70; civil engineer, Mull and Uist, Hebrides, 1970-9; civil and public health engineer, Grampian Reg. Council, Aberdeen, 1979-; asst. dir. Highland Regional Council; civil structural engineer, North of Scotland Water Authority; m. 1967 Alison Mary, d. of Ernest Jackson Cockcroft, lecturer, of Northmoor, Oxf.; d. 24 Apr. 2009.
GRIME, EDWARD HATTON HALL, only son of Rev. Edward Grime, Warrington, Lancs., Perpetual Curate of Hindley, Lancs.; b. 22 Feb 1809; adm. 19 Jan 1820 (Stelfox's); in under second form list 1821; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 18 Nov 1827. [mother perhaps Ann Hall (IGI)]
Grimshaw, Nicholas O'Donnell, son of Conway Osborne and Helen Grimshaw, of Westminster; b. Dec. 28, 1900; adm. Sept. 24, 1914 (R); left July 1918; 2nd Lieut. Royal Ulster Rifles July 16, 1920; Lieut. July 16, 1922; Capt. March 1931; retired july 1932; a stage and television actor; served 1940-5 with R.U.R. and other units; commanded a company at Dunkirk; demobilized 1945 as Brevet Major; m. Sept. 1939, Frances, daughter of George Lovering, of Barnstaple, Devon.
GRIMSTON, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 16) Apr 1742 (Preston's); left 1744. [Probably John Grimston, only surviving son of Thomas Grimston, Grimston Garth, Yorks., and Jane, dau. of John Close, Richmond, Yorks., adm. Middle Temple 31 May 1745, although Burke LG gives this John Grimston’s date of birth as 17 Feb 1724/5. He was of Grimston Garth, Yorks.; m. 12 Mar 1753 Jane, youngest dau. of Sir Thomas Legard, Bart., Ganton; d. 21 Jun 1780].
Griswold, Frank Martin, son of Demetrius Wilbur Griswold, electrical engineer, of New Orleans, USA, and Maud Harriet, d. of Martin John Abernethy, Batavia, IL, USA; b. 3 Jan. 1925; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1939; Sacramento State Coll., USA, MA; social planning and applied anthropology; m.; d. 26 Apr. 1987.
Groner, Bernard George, son of Percy Groner, of London, merchant, by Katherine Mary, daughter of John Napier, of Bedford; b. Feb. 29, 1904; adm. Jan. 18, 1917 (G); left Easter 1922; a travel agent; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. March 14, 1939; Flying Officer July 9, 1939; temp. Flight-Lieut. Dec. 1, 1941; demobilised as Sqdn.-Ldr. Nov. 1945.
GROSVENOR, CHETWYND GEORGE, brother of Randolph Lea Grosvenor (qv); b. 8 Sep 1869; adm. (H) 8 Jun 1882; left Dec 1884; emigrated to Mexico; m. 6 May 1907 Francisca, widow of Juan Gutiesray [query spelling], dau. of --- Flores, Mexico; d. 10 Nov 1931.
GROSVENOR, RANDOLPH LEA, eldest son of George Fox Grosvenor MD MRCS, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, London, and Eliza Frances, eldest dau. of Thomas Lea, London; b. 29 Jul 1867; adm. (G) 27 May 1880; left May 1884; Clare Coll. Cambridge, adm. 10 Oct 1805, matr. Mich. 1885; BA 1888; St. Mary’s Hospital; MRCS LRCP London 1896; practised in London; killed in air raid 14 Sep 1940.
Randolph Lea Grosvenor was born at Notting Hill, London on the 29th of July 1867 the eldest son of Dr George Fox Grosvenor MD and Eliza Frances (nee Lea) Grosvenor of 121, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill in London. He was christened at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Notting Hill on the 2nd of November 1867. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from the 27th of May 1880 to May 1884. He matriculated for Clare College, Cambridge on the 10th of October 1885 where he achieved a BA in 1888 and a MA in 1926. He attended St Mary’s Hospital, Chelsea and achieved MRCS LRCP in 1896. He practised medicine at 75, Oakley Street, Chelsea.
On the 14th of September 1940 the Luftwaffe continued operations against London at was by now the height of the Battle of Britain. A number of separate raids, made up of small formations, crossed the south coast of England during the later afternoon flying at heights of between 17,000 and 20,000 feet. Although many were turned back by Royal Air Force fighters in a running battle, some got through and were able to drop their bombs on London.
Randolph Grosvenor had heeded the sound of the sirens as the enemy raiders approached the city and, having no air raid shelter in his own house, he and his brother Edward and their housekeeper, Mrs. Elizabeth Parke, walked to 5, Upper Cheyne Row, Chelsea. It was the home of Mrs. Mabel Price-Jones and her daughter where she had constructed a small air raid shelter in the basement which was strengthened with sandbags. At around 6.30pm a high explosive bomb struck the house and passed through all of its floors before exploding in the basement. All five of those sheltering there were killed instantly.
Those who died were: -
Randolph Lea Grosvenor
Edward Moberley Grosvenor
Elizabeth Sarah Parke
Mabel Edith Price-Jones
Eileen Price-Jones
His place of burial is not known.