Arthur Charles GRANT

Regimental number1624
Date of birth2 April 1897
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPainter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.6
Height5' 8"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. R.E. Grant, Elm Street, Mangapapa, Gisborne, New Zealand
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 December 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 August 1915
Discharge date4 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, May 1915 (shell explosion, rendering him unconscious; 'considerable mental confusion')

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Hororata', 29 July 1915; discharged (medically unfit: neurasthenia), Sydney, 4 September 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GRANT Arthur Charles