Lord Hugh Grosvenor

Captain Lord Hugh William Grosvenor (6 April 1884 – 30 October 1914) was a British Army officer, aristocrat, and polo player.

[4] Grosvenor was the commander of C Squadron, 1st Life Guards, and was killed in action, aged thirty, during World War I.

By 08.30 on the morning of 30 October 1914 news reached HQ that the 7th Cavalry Brigade had been forced off the Zandvoorde Ridge.

[6] The 1st Life Guard's war diary noted the action at Zandvoorde -[7] Zandvoorde-Oct 30 6am Heavy bombardment of position opened.

Regiment retired in good order about 10.00am except C Squadron on the left flank from which only about ten men got back.

The Times reported a comrade stating that Lord Hugh was wounded and his horse killed following a 'gallant charge to draw the fire of the German field batteries'.

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