Brian Ernest Greswell

abt 1918 - 1940  (~ 22 years)

• Name	Brian Ernest Greswell  [1, 2, 3]
  Known as	"Ian"
  Birth	abt 1918	India?   [3]
  Education	abt 1926 - 1931	Horton Preparatory School, Ickwell Bury   [4]
  Education	1931 - 1935	Royal Naval College, Dartmouth   [2, 4]
  	Naval Cadetships. Dartmouth Passing-In List. The Admiralty announces that the following cadidates are declared to have passed the qualifying examination and will enter the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, in May next:-- ... - Greswell, B. E. (Rev. G. Deuchar, Ickwell Bury, Biggleswade). [The Times, 17 Mar 1931]
  Occupation	1935 - 1940	Officer, RN  [2]
  	Midshipman B E Greswell, to Devonshire (May 1). [The Times, Naval Appointments, 22 Apr 1937]
  Post/Rank/Title	01 Sep 1939	Lieutenant  [2, 5]
  Death	21 Jun 1940	At sea ; Cause: Died while on active service  [2, 6]
  	Lieutenant Brian Ernest Greswell, R.N., reported missing, presumed killed, specialized in submarine duties early in 1939. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Greswell, of Oxford, and entered Dartmouth as a cadet in May, 1931. From September, 1935, he served as midshipman in the cruisers Delhi and Devonshire until 1938, when he took the usual courses for lieutenant's rank. He was sub-lieutenant of the flotilla leader Mackay until selected for submarine service in January, 1939. [The Times, fallen officers, 19 Sep 1940] In proud memory of Lieut. B. E. (Ian) Greswell, R.N., Liaison Officer, dear younger son of Mr., and Mrs. E. A. Greswell, 5, Garford Road, Oxford, and of the Officers and Men, Submarine O 13, Royal Netherlands Navy, which did not return from operations, June 21, 1940. "By giving their lives for the common good, they won for themselves glory which is ever young. ..." [The Times, In Memoriam, 21 Jun 1945] Remembrance ceremony is held in Dundee annually on 01 Sep. Video of 2012 ceremony is on the stillonpatrol website; includes interview with Brian's nephew Capt James Greswell, RM. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial: Panel 36, Column 3.
  		Brian Ernest Greswell (abt 1918-1940) Search for Dutch submarine O-13
  Person ID	I4911	Tatham | Bloxham branch | Descendant
  Last Modified	02 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Ernest Arthur Greswell,   b. 08 Jun 1885, Cuddalore, India ,   d. 15 Jan 1962, Mount Royal Nursing Home, Minehead  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Grace Lilian Egerton,   b. 05 Jan 1893, Lahore, Punjab ,   d. 21 Feb 1970, Worksop College  (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1914	Rawalpindi, Punjab   [7, 8]
  	On the 19th Dec., at Rawalpindi, India, Ernest Arthur, son of C. H. Greswell, Esq., of Wayfield, Bicknoller, Somerset, to Grace Lilian, only daughter of Col. C. P. Egerton, Sessions Judge, Rawalpindi. [The Times] 40th Anniversary. On Dec. 19, 1914, at Rawalpindi, Ernest Greswell to Grace Egerton. Present address: Wayvile, Bicknoller, Taunton. [The Times, 06 Jan 1955]
  Notes	Quantock Hills -- Country house, S.W. aspect, all main services; central heating; two Paying Guests received. -- Mrs. Greswell, Wayvile, Bicknoller, Taunton. [The Times, 02 Oct 1952; 12 Feb 1953; etc]
  Family ID	F0062	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S05] The Times, death notice, 16 Jan 1962. father [S05] The Times, obituary, 19 Sep 1940. [S34] Commonwealth War Graves Commission. age 22 at death [S05] The Times, naval cadetships, 17 Mar 1931. [S35] London Gazette, 27 Oct 1939. [S05] The Times, in memoriam, 21 Jun 1945. [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 23 Dec 1914.