Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey
Grey was born into an important family.  He was born at their large house in Howick, Northumberland, England. Grey's father was a baronet.  They had lived in and ruled Howick since the 1200s.  Grey's two older brothers died before they could have their own children, but when Grey was a boy, he did not think he would inherit his father's land.  So he went into the military in 1944.