Maxwell
GENERAL SIR JOHN GRENFELL, born in 1859. Educated at Cheltenham College. Joined the 42d Highlanders in 1879. A Lieutenant of the Royal Highlanders in 1881. Captain in 1887. Served in the Egyptian War of 1882 with the 1st Battalion of the Black Watch. Was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Gained a medal and Served in the Nile Expedition of 1884 the Star of the Khedive for services. as Staff Captain. With the Egyptian Field Force in 1885 as aid-de-camp to Major-General Grenfell and was present at the Giniss engagement, gaining the D. S. O. Participated in the fight at Gemaizah in 1888, was brevetted Major. At Dongola in 1896 was mentioned in dispatches dispatches and made Lieutenant-Colonel. Commanded the Egyptian Brigade Battalion at Omdurman. Commanded the 14th Brigade in the South African War, 1900-1901. Military Governor of Pretoria, 1900-1901 (mentioned in dispatches and decorated with King's and Queen's Medals, K. C. B.) Chief of Staff of 3d Army Corps, 1902- 1904. Served in the World War in 1914-1915. Commander-in-Chief in Ireland in 1916. Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Command, 1916-1919.