Ellis Louis George Neville Grell (24 December 1890 – 5 June 1918) was an

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. The son of Ellis Grell senior, he was born at Trinidad in December 1890. He was educated in Trinidad at Saint Mary's College, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Mary's College, before being sent to England to continue his education at Wellington College, Berkshire, Wellington College and Clifton College, leaving the latter in 1908. He played first-class cricket back in Trinidad, playing for Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team, Trinidad in the final of the Inter-Colonial Tournament against Barbados national cricket team, Barbados in September 1910 at Bourda, Georgetown in British Guiana. He made scores of 1 and 8 in the match, being dismissed by Stanley Worme and Snuffy Browne respectively. In March of the following year, he played in a second first-class match for the touring Marylebone Cricket Club side, captained by Arthur Somerset Jr, Arthur Somerset, against Trinidad at Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain. He fared better batting than in his previous match, making scores of 17 and 25, for which he was dismissed by Joseph Rogers (West Indian cricketer), Joseph Rogers and George John (cricketer), George John respectively. Grell emigrated to Canada, where he held a Officer_(armed_forces)#United_Kingdom, commission in the The British Columbia Dragoons, British Columbia Horse. During his time in North America, he also played club cricket in the United States for Staten Island Cricket Club. At the start of the First World War in July 1914, Grell resigned his commission with the British Columbia Horse and transferred to Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), Lord Strathcona's Horse, travelling to England in early 1915. He gained a commission as a Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries, second lieutenant in the British Army in February 1915, joining the West Yorkshire Regiment in November 1915. Grell was seriously wounded in action at Ypres in October 1916 and was sent away from the front to recover. While recovering he was promoted to Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), lieutenant in July 1917. He did not recover sufficiently enough to return to the Western Front (World War I), Western Front, instead being sent to British India in August 1917 where he joined the 27th Punjabis. Grell became ill while serving at Landour and was taken to the military hospital there for treatment, but died a short time later on 5 June 1918.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grell, Neville 1890 births 1918 deaths 20th-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen People educated at Saint Mary's College, Trinidad and Tobago People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire People educated at Clifton College English cricketers Trinidad and Tobago cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers English emigrants to Canada Canadian Expeditionary Force officers British Army personnel of World War I West Yorkshire Regiment officers Punjab Regiment officers Indian Army personnel killed in World War I Lord Strathcona's Horse officers