Basic Details Surname Manners Forenames John Nevile Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative surname The Honourable War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes He came up to Balliol in 1910, joined the Grenadier Guards upon leaving and was the first Balliol man to be killed in WW1. Primary Service As stated on memorial Service (Primary - Stated) Army (British) Unit (Primary - Stated) Grenadier Guards Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Lieutenant Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) Grenadier Guards Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Lieutenant Death and Burial details Country of death France Town of death Villiers-Cotterets Year of death 1914 Month of death September Day of death 1 Manner of death reference Killed in Action Personal Details Biography Balliol College, Oxford, Matriculated 1910