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David Allan GRANT

Regimental number4502
Place of birthOrmondville, North Island, New Zealand
SchoolVII Standard Secondary Education.
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Mr D Grant, Raetichi, New Zealand
Enlistment date12 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 March 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 December 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death26
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 9), Longueval, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
167
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Isabella GRANT, 61 Ormond Road, Gisborne, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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