- A British soldier in World War I, he was wounded on the Somme and his death notice was published in "The London Times". He recovered in a field hospital and dictated a correction to the Times.
- He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1957 and the Companion of Honor in 1984 for his services to literature.
- He can be seen very briefly as an extra in Bryan Forbes' Deadfall (1968), some of which was filmed near his home.
- He and Anthony Burgess had a long-standing literary feud, which began when Burgess was still only a student.
- Father: Alfred Perceval Graves; Mother: Amalie (Amy) Elizabeth von Ranke.
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