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| Gerald Hugh Grosvenor was born on 13 Feb 1907, the son of Lord Hugh William Grosvenor. He only inherited the title 4th Duke in 1963 on the death of his cousin, William. He served in the 9th Lancers from 1926 and commanded them in WW2. He was wounded on 18 July 1944 and suffered from septicaemia for the rest of his life. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Cheshire Yeomanry on 18 Feb 1955 and also Colonel of the 9th/12th Lancers on 19 May 1961. He was married to Sally Perry in April 1945 but had no children. He was responsible for the demolition of Alfred Waterhouse’s Victorian addition to Eaton Hall in 1963 and the building of a smaller modern house in its place. He died on 25 Feb 1967 and was buried in the churchyard at Eccleston. The title of 5th Duke passed to his younger brother Robert Grosvenor. |
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