Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Grierson akanga ari nhengo yevatongi veCanada Film Awards muna 1970. Akapedza mwedzi mishomanene muna 1971, achifamba-famba muIndia achidzidzisa kukosha kwokuva nezvikamu zviduku zvokubudisa munyika yose. Akadzokera kuUK muna December 1971 uye akanga achida kudzokera kuIndia; zvisinei, rwendo rwake rwakanga rwunonoka nehurumende yeIndia.
Hondo yeIndia nePakistan. Grierson akapinda muchipatara nokuda kwokunzverwa utano muna January 1972; akawanwa aine kenza yemapapu uye yechiropa uye akapiwa mwedzi yokurarama. Munguva yake muchipatara akapedza nguva achitaura tsamba kumudzimai wake, Margaret, uye akagamuchira vashanyi; zvisinei, akawira asingazivi musi waFebruary 18 uye akafa musi wa19. Muzvishuvo zvake zvamariro ake akanga arondedzera chishuvo chake chokupiswa. Uyewo maererano nezvido zvake, urn yake yakaiswa mugungwa kure neOld Head muKinsale, uye munun'una wake Anthony, uyo akanga afa muna August 1971, aiva nemadota ake akaiswa panguva imwe cheteyo. Chikwata chiduku chakatevera "Able Seaman", icho chakatakura madota, uye apo midziyo yacho yakadzikiswa mumvura, zvikepe zvokuredza zvakaridza masaireni azvo.