Francis Octavius Grenfell

Francis Octavius Grenfell was an English cavalry officer who received the Victoria Cross and was also an accomplished polo player. Born on 4 September 1880, one of fifteen children, he was educated at Eton, where he represented the school at cricket, and joined the army in 1900, serving in the Second Boer War with the King's Royal Rifle Corps. All nine Grenfell brothers played polo, and Francis and his twin brother Riversdale were regarded as the best of them. Francis was rated at an 8-goal handicap, played for the Ranelagh team that won the American Open, and played for Freebooters, which won the Hurlingham Champion Cup. He was killed in action on 24 May 1915.